smear campaign

English - Turkish

Definition of smear campaign in English Turkish dictionary

karalama kampanyası

İktidar partisi muhalefete karşı bir karalama kampanyası yürütüyor. - The ruling party is running a smear campaign against the opposition.

English - English

Definition of smear campaign in English English dictionary

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.

a deliberate plan to tell untrue stories about an important person in order to make people lose respect for them - used especially in newspapers

mud slinging campaign, attempt to destroy someone's reputation, malicious defamation

Related Terms

smear campaigns

plural form of smear campaign

Hyphenation

smear cam·paign

Turkish pronunciation

smîr kämpeyn

Synonyms

character assassination, defamation, defamation of character, dirty politics, dirty pool, dragging one’s name through the mud, injury of reputation, malicious defamation, mudslinging, negative campaign, negative campaigning, personal attack, slander, whispering campaign

Pronunciation

/ˈsmər kamˈpān/ /ˈsmɪr kæmˈpeɪn/