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There's so much mudslinging going on, and people get so turned off by that. It seems like neither party is aware of that. They're too concerned with blasting each other.
Steve Chabot

Meaning of "mudslinging" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MUDSLINGING

mudslinging  [ˈmʌdˌslɪŋɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUDSLINGING

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mudslinging is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MUDSLINGING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Negative campaigning

Negative campaigning, also known more colloquially as "mudslinging", is trying to win an advantage by referring to negative aspects of an opponent or of a policy rather than emphasizing one's own positive attributes or preferred policies. In the broadest sense, the term covers any rhetoric in which one refers to one's opponent in an ad hominem manner. Negative campaigning can be found in most marketplaces where ideas are contested. In U.S. politics, "mudslinging" has been called "as American as Mississippi mud". Some research suggests negative campaigning is the norm in all political venues, mitigated only by the dynamics of a particular contest.

Definition of mudslinging in the English dictionary

The definition of mudslinging in the dictionary is casting malicious slurs on an opponent, esp in politics.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MUDSLINGING


bell-ringing
bɛlˈrɪŋɪŋ
blinging
ˈblɪŋɪŋ
clinging
ˈklɪŋɪŋ
gunslinging
ˈɡʌnˌslɪŋɪŋ
minging
ˈmɪŋɪŋ
pinging
ˈpɪŋɪŋ
ringing
ˈrɪŋɪŋ
singing
ˈsɪŋɪŋ
springing
ˈsprɪŋɪŋ
stinging
ˈstɪŋɪŋ
swinging
ˈswɪŋɪŋ
upbringing
ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ
wringing
ˈrɪŋɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUDSLINGING

mudge
mudguard
mudhole
mudhook
mudir
mudiria
mudlark
mudlogger
mudlogging
mudpack
mudra
mudrock
mudroom
mudscow
mudsill
mudskipper
mudslide
mudslinger
mudstone
mudwort

WORDS THAT END LIKE MUDSLINGING

avenging
banging
belonging
challenging
changing
community singing
cringing
flanging
flower arranging
game-changing
gang-banging
hand-wringing
longing
managing
overhanging
paperhanging
plunging
thronging
unchanging
wall hanging
wide-ranging

Synonyms and antonyms of mudslinging in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «mudslinging» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MUDSLINGING

Find out the translation of mudslinging to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mudslinging from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mudslinging» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

诽谤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mudslinging
570 millions of speakers

English

mudslinging
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बदनामी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التشهير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

компромат
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mudslinging
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কলঙ্কারোপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

salissage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mudslinging
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schlechtmacherei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

中傷
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인신 공격
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mudslinging
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vu khống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சேற்றை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मडलिंग्ज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çamur atma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mudslinging
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mudslinging
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

компромат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mudslinging
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λασπολογία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moddergooiery
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

smutskastning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mudslinging
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mudslinging

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mudslinging

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QUOTES WITH «MUDSLINGING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mudslinging.
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Steve Chabot
There's so much mudslinging going on, and people get so turned off by that. It seems like neither party is aware of that. They're too concerned with blasting each other.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUDSLINGING»

Discover the use of mudslinging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mudslinging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sensationalism: Murder, Mayhem, Mudslinging, Scandals, and ...
The final section explains the connection between sensationalism and hatred. This is a must-read book for any historian, journalist, or person interested in American culture.
David B. Sachsman, David W. Bulla, 2013
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The Modern Political Campaign: Mudslinging, Bombast, and the ...
Reflective, analytical, and firmly committed to democratic values, this book challenges citizens to trade cynicism for realism--to take a clear-eyed look at our politics and ourselves, and appreciate both for what they are.
Richard K. Scher, 1997
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Advanced Backstabbing and Mudslinging Techniques
Offers a variety of ways to gain revenge on life's bullies, bad guys, and bureaucrats
George Hayduke, 1991
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Presidential Campaigns, Slogans, Issues, and Platforms: The ...
Mudslinging, also known as a “smear” or “smear tactic,” is generally defined as an attack on a political candidate that impugns their character. Candidates may be criticized (or even ridiculed) for some misdeed in their personal life, or they may ...
Robert North Roberts, Scott John Hammond, 2012
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Mudslingers: The Twenty-Five Dirtiest Political Campaigns of ...
22. Electronic. Mudslinging. Lyndon Johnson v. Barry Goldwater, President, 1964 Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. —Barry Goldwater One of the most significant things about the 1964 presidential race between Johnson and ...
Kerwin C. Swint, 2008
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Venomous Speech: Problems with American Political Discourse ...
CAMPAIGN. DISCOURSE. CHAPTER. 7. Mudslinging:The. Nature. of. Attacks. in. Political. Campaigns. In the second presidential debate of 1992, President George H. W. Bush said that “We hear all the negatives. When you're presidentyou ...
Clarke Rountree, 2013
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Natural Justice
1.2. Mudslinging. The idea that morality is best understood from an evolutionary perspective goes all the way back to Charles Darwin, but progress in developing this most controversial of his many insights has been painfully slow. People are ...
Ken Binmore Leverhulme Research Professor of Economics University College London, 2005
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Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Since this is the wish of the Members and they enjoy it, some of us will join in the mudslinging and will just hope those who are good at mudslinging will find their way here, but I think this generation, or rather the country, as such, is getting ...
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Negative Campaigning: An Analysis of U.S. Senate Elections
We do not think these results are reliable enough to merit much attention.6 We also tried again to replicate Kahn and Kenney's (1999a) mudslinging effect by focusing exclusively on person-based negativism and by looking for curvilinear ...
Richard R. Lau, Gerald M. Pomper, 2004
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Negative Political Advertising: Coming of Age
Mudslinging is a popular synonym for negative political advertising. Stewart ( 1975) has shown that when the populous is asked to define what mudslinging tactics entail, the most popular responses were: “twists, distorts, or misleads in his  ...
Karen S. Johnson-Cartee, Gary Copeland, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUDSLINGING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mudslinging is used in the context of the following news items.
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Donald Trump, Stealing Spotlight With Caustic Comments, Eclipses …
... present an explosive combination in the 2016 race, Mr. Luntz said, adding: “Get ready for the worst mudslinging in modern American politics.”. «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Has Donald Trump set the civility bar lower for everyone?
Another example of a mudslinging ad that backfired, he says, was a Liberal one in the 2006 federal campaign that suggested that, if elected, ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
3
Caddo DA candidate responds to state bar ineligibility concerns
Simpson said of expected political mudslinging. "It's the start, and the end will be 8 PM on Election Day." The Louisiana Bar Association marked ... «KTBS, Jul 15»
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US won't publicly blame China for massive government hacks …
The US is also reluctant to get involved in any public mudslinging with China over cybersecurity breaches considering it also conducts ... «RT, Jul 15»
5
Elections mean more than we think — families, state at stake
If we had rallied against Scott's mudslinging and elected Crist for his second term, June's Supreme Court decision wouldn't have impacted us ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert Divorce: Revisiting What One Of …
There's a lot of mudslinging in the divorce, going by reports. The New York Post reported that one of the factors in the superstar couple's divorce ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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Phettong challenges PM over vanished forests
... and Northeastern regions to be destroyed was just a mudslinging statement, former Democrat Party MP Watchara Phetthong said yesterday. «The Nation, Jul 15»
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Twitter Safety: Here's how you stay safe and report abusive tweets
Twitter popularity has a great deal to do with the strong opinions and sometimes opinionated camps that indulge in heavy mudslinging, which ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
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ZP general body meeting put off for lack of quorum
... meeting was put off, Ms. Pushpavathi Amaranath and a few ruling party members and members of the Opposition indulged in mudslinging. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Editorial board: Attack ad signifies a step in the wrong direction for …
We in the Cowboy State see little political mudslinging compared with many other states. This ad, however, is potentially dangerous not just ... «Casper Star-Tribune Online, Jul 15»

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