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PRONUNCIATION OF SMEAR CAMPAIGN

smear campaign  [smɪə kæmˈpeɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SMEAR CAMPAIGN

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Smear campaign 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 SMEAR CAMPAIGN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

smear campaign

Smear campaign

A smear campaign, smear tactic or simply smear is a political tactic that is an unfair or untrue political attack. It employs the logical technique of conflation in which separate concepts, identities, or reputations of individual or groups are combined into one word or concept, losing individual meanings and differences as in swiftboating. Sometimes the use of the term "smear campaign" is used more generally to include any organized reputation-damaging activity by a group. Common targets are public officials, politicians, and political candidates. Smear campaigns are often based on information gleaned from opposition research conducted by paid political consultants. To a lesser degree, the term can refer to an attempt to damage a person's reputation for nonpolitical ends; for example, during a trial as part of trial strategy, counsel may attempt to cast doubt on the reliability of an opposition witness to pervert the course of justice. Smear campaigning is related to propaganda, media bias, yellow journalism, and other falsehood-related terms such as the use of libel and pejorative terms.

Definition of smear campaign in the English dictionary

The definition of smear campaign in the dictionary is a deliberate attack on sb, by spreading an untrue and unpleasant rumour about them, or by making an accusation intended to damage their reputation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SMEAR CAMPAIGN


calpain
ˈkælpeɪn
campaign
kæmˈpeɪn
champagne
ʃæmˈpeɪn
champaign
ʃæmˈpeɪn
Champaigne
ʃæmˈpeɪn
countercampaign
ˌkaʊntəkæmˈpeɪn
counterpane
ˈkaʊntəˌpeɪn
cyclopropane
ˌsaɪkləʊˈprəʊpeɪn
elecampane
ˌɛlɪkæmˈpeɪn
frangipane
ˈfrændʒɪˌpeɪn
pain
peɪn
Paine
peɪn
pane
peɪn
propane
ˈprəʊpeɪn
Spain
speɪn
spane
speɪn
windowpane
ˈwɪndəʊˌpeɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SMEAR CAMPAIGN

smear
smear tactics
smear test
smearcase
smearer
smearier
smeariest
smeariness
smeary
smeath
smectic
smectite
smectitic
smeddum
smee
smeech
smeek
smeeth
smegma
smell

WORDS THAT END LIKE SMEAR CAMPAIGN

ad campaign
arraign
bombing campaign
cleanup campaign
darraign
deraign
election campaign
hate campaign
literacy campaign
marketing campaign
peace campaign
promotion campaign
publicity campaign
sales campaign
slum clearance campaign
whispering campaign

Synonyms and antonyms of smear campaign in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «smear campaign» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SMEAR CAMPAIGN

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

Translator English - Chinese

抹黑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

campaña de desprestigio
570 millions of speakers

English

smear campaign
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्मियर अभियान
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

حملة تشويه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

клеветническая кампания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

campanha de difamação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্মারক প্রচারণা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

campagne de diffamation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Campur aduk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verleumdungskampagne
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

組織的中傷
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비방 운동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kampanye smear
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiến dịch bôi nhọ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்மியர் பிரச்சாரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डाग मोहीम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karalama kampanyası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

campagna diffamatoria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kampania rozmaz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наклепницька кампанія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

campanie de defăimare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκστρατεία σπίλωσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

smeerveldtog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

smutskastningskampanj
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svertekampanje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of smear campaign

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SMEAR CAMPAIGN»

The term «smear campaign» is regularly used and occupies the 102.142 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SMEAR CAMPAIGN» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SMEAR CAMPAIGN»

Discover the use of smear campaign in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to smear campaign and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wartime Images, Peacetime Wounds: The Media and the ...
Smear Campaign In a broader sense, the RCMP press conference after the firefight was the enactment of a strategy to ruin the credibility of the protest, and the people involved. The suggestion to do so originated from District Superintendent ...
Sandra Lambertus, 2004
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Chronicle of a Downfall: Germany 1929-1939
The 1933 retreat was announced by Goebbels to representatives of the foreign press in the following terms: It is with satisfaction that the government has noticed that the smear campaign abroad is on the wane. The government sees this fact ...
Leopold Schwarzschild, Andreas P. Wesemann, 2010
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The Gentleman from California:
What your father and, uh, I myself cannot tolerate and are not about to is the, uh, current smear campaign against Senator Hammersmith.” “Smear campaign! What smear campaign?” “Now, daughter — ” the Senator began. “I don't believe ...
Niven Busch
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Surveillance in America: Critical Analysis of the FBI, 1920 ...
In response, the FBI issued a special internal research monograph entitled, “The Smear Campaign Against the FBI, The Nation” (1959), which is excerpted below. Conclusions 1. The article in The Nation is the articulate expression of the ...
Ivan Greenberg, 2012
5
Celtic Paranoia The Laptop Loyal Diaries 2 (Honest Mistakes ...
The “Dougie and Willie” Smear Campaign On 17th October 2010 Celtic beat Dundee United 2-1 at Tannadice. Celtic had taken the lead in the 13th minute after a free-flowing move involving several players, before Anthony Stokes spun on the ...
Anthony Hamilton
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LIFE
Smear Campaign. Last week, as the week before, the spectacle of a Presidential candidate wiping eggs and tomatoes from his clothes cast shame on the American Republic. Riding through the streets of Boston Mr. Willkie was hit by a potato.
7
In Search of Lost Meaning: The New Eastern Europe
In addition, a smear campaign provides an opportunity for a Napoleonic career— I may finally arise, I may shine in the limelight. At times like that, amorality and blind fanaticism are highly praised, and crude lies and hurled abuse become ...
Adam Michnik, Irena Grudzinska Gross, 2011
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Changing Perspectives
SMEAR CAMPAIGN-RUSSBACHER The garbage being fed you people on Russbacher WAS AND IS EXPECTED: Part of the "WARNING" to drop ... smear campaign launched against him immediately when freedom would become imminent.
Gyeorgos C. Hatonn, 1994
9
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
A discolored mark made by smearing : blot, blotch, daub, smirch, smudge, smutch, splotch, stain. See MARKS in Index. 2. An attempt to destroy someone's reputation : mudslinging, smear campaign. See PRAISE in Index. smear campaign ...
Peter Mark Roget, 1997
10
Development Centre Studies Education and Health Expenditure, ...
... poorest to richest Household total current income, annual 45 degree line Breast cancer exam, campaign, MINSA PAP smear, not campaign IPSS PAP smear, campaign MINSA PAP smear, campaign IPSS Breast cancer exam, not campaign, ...
Morrisson Christian, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SMEAR CAMPAIGN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term smear campaign is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Bernie Sanders smear campaign has begun
A Hillary Clinton surrogate took the campaign's first real shot at Bernie Sanders last ... Sanders' domestic economic platform, his campaign's bread and butter, ... «Salon, Jul 15»
2
DeSean Jackson: Eagles 'tried to blow me up' after release
It was a smear campaign. Things media said about me, I bet you could say that about the majority of people in the NFL. I got a second chance to play in the NFL ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
3
Republicans secretly taped while strategizing smear campaign
The leader of the Republican Party in the U.S. Senate is at the centre of a bugging scandal after his campaign staff were recorded discussing how to smear the ... «National Post, Mar 15»
4
Singtel may face legal action over smear campaign
Singtel's competitors are considering legal action after the Singapore telco apologized for an online smear campaign its social media agency had initiated. «ZDNet, Mar 15»
5
Telcos want IDA to probe alleged smear campaign by bloggers
Telco M1 and StarHub are asking the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) to look into allegations that bloggers were asked to complain about ... «The Straits Times, Mar 15»
6
Transport Minister claims he is victim of a smear campaign after …
WA Transport Minister Dean Nalder says he has been the victim of a "disgraceful" smear campaign that resulted in him being stripped of the finance portfolio, ... «ABC Online, Dec 14»
7
Carl DeMaio claims court documents prove Scott Peters had stolen …
SAN DIEGO - Carl DeMaio told Team 10 that search warrants that were unsealed just three days after the election show he was the victim of a "smear campaign" ... «10News, Nov 14»
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Veteran Sun-Times Reporter Resigns, Says Paper Didn't Support …
... Reporter Resigns, Says Paper Didn't Support Him During Smear Campaign ... "the Rauner campaign used multiple tactics to block it," including "sending to ... «Media Matters for America, Oct 14»
9
Monica Wehby accuses Jeff Merkley of a 'smear campaign' against …
Jeff Merkley Wednesday of running a "smear campaign" because he has no successful record to run on. Wehby, who also attacked Merkley in a TV ad running ... «The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, Oct 14»
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Sharpton urges Ferguson protesters not to aid 'smear campaign' by …
The Reverend Al Sharpton addresses a group gathered at the House of Justice on Saturday in New York City. Photograph: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images. «The Guardian, Aug 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Smear campaign [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/smear-campaign>. May 2024 ».
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