smear campaign
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smear campaign
noun smear campaigns
- An effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda. His opponent said it was all a smear campaign to make him look bad in the eyes of the voters.
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noun negative propaganda
| Español | campaña de desprestigio |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 惡意營銷 /恶意营销 èyì yíngxiāo |
| Português | campanha difamatória |
| Français | campagne de diffamation |
| Deutsch | Hetzkampagne, Schmutzkampagne, Rufmordkampagne |
| Italiano | campagna diffamatoria |
| Русский | клеветни́ческая кампа́ния klevetníčeskaja kampánija |
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