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Campaigner

One who has served in an army in several campaigns; an old soldier; a veteran.

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Politician 76% connected

One versed or experienced in the science of government; one devoted to politics; a statesman.

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Spoiler 76% connected

One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.

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Stalking-horse 76% connected

A horse, or a figure resembling a horse, behind which a hunter conceals himself from the game he is aiming to kill.

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Campaign 74% connected

An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign.

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Campaign 74% connected

An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign.

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Candidate 92% connected

One who offers himself, or is put forward by others, as a suitable person or an aspirant or contestant for an office, privilege, or honor; as, a cand…

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Nominee 92% connected

A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to offi…

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Cause noun · 78% connection

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the c…

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Coalition noun · 78% connection

the state of being combined into one body

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Crusade noun · 78% connection

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the c…

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Drive noun · 78% connection

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the c…

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Effort noun · 78% connection

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the c…

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Fusion noun · 78% connection

the state of being combined into one body

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Manifesto noun · 78% connection

a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)

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Movement noun · 78% connection

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the c…

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Opposition noun · 78% connection

the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected; "Her Majesty's loyal opposition"

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Party noun · 78% connection

an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"

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Political adjective · 78% connection

involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians; "calling a meeting is a political act in itself" - Daniel Goleman;…

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Poll verb · 78% connection

vote in an election at a polling station

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Pronunciamento noun · 78% connection

a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)

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Bashi-bazouk noun · 78% connection

A soldier belonging to the irregular troops of the Turkish army.

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Continental noun · 78% connection

A soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental, a., 3.

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Coolness noun · 78% connection

calm and unruffled self-assurance; "he performed with all the coolness of a veteran"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: served, army, several, campaigns, soldier.
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Dragoon noun · 78% connection

Formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted soldier; a cavalry man.

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Emeritus noun · 78% connection

A veteran who has honorably completed his service.

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Entree noun · 78% connection

In French usage, a dish served at the beginning of dinner to give zest to the appetite; in English usage, a side dish, served with a j…

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Equipage noun · 78% connection

Furniture or outfit, whether useful or ornamental; especially, the furniture and supplies of a vessel, fitting her for a voyage or for…

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Flank noun · 78% connection

The side of an army, or of any division of an army, as of a brigade, regiment, or battalion; the extreme right or left; as, to attack…

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Footman noun · 78% connection

A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.

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Generalissimo adjective · 78% connection

The chief commander of an army; especially, the commander in chief of an army consisting of two or more grand divisions under separate…

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Grenadier noun · 78% connection

Originaly, a soldier who carried and threw grenades; afterward, one of a company attached to each regiment or battalion, taking post o…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: served, army, several, campaigns, soldier.
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Hardy adjective · 78% connection

Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: served, army, several, campaigns, soldier.
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Ironsides n. / · 78% connection

A cuirassier or cuirassiers; also, hardy veteran soldiers; -- applied specifically to Cromwell's cavalry.

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Jemidar noun · 78% connection

The chief or leader of a hand or body of persons; esp., in the native army of India, an officer of a rank corresponding to that of lie…

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Lansquenet noun · 78% connection

A German foot soldier in foreign service in the 15th and 16th centuries; a soldier of fortune; -- a term used in France and Western Eu…

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Malingerer noun · 78% connection

In the army, a soldier who feigns himself sick, or who induces or protracts an illness, in order to avoid doing his duty; hence, in ge…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: served, army, several, campaigns, soldier.
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Mossback noun · 78% connection

A veteran partisan; one who is so conservative in opinion that he may be likened to a stone or old tree covered with moss.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: served, army, several, campaigns, soldier.
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Muster verb · 78% connection

The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army.

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