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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHISPERING CAMPAIGN

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Whispering campaign is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WHISPERING CAMPAIGN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Whispering campaign

A whispering campaign or whisper campaign is a method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are spread about the target, while the source of the rumors seeks to avoid being detected while spreading them. It is generally considered unethical in open societies, particularly in matters of public policy. The speed and anonymity of communication made possible by modern technologies like the Internet has increased public awareness of whisper campaigns and their ability to succeed. This phenomenon has also led to the failure of whisper campaigns, as those seeking to prevent them are able to publicize their existence much more readily than in the past. Whisper campaigns are defended in some circles as an efficient mechanism for underdogs who lack other resources to attack the powerful.

Definition of whispering campaign in the English dictionary

The definition of whispering campaign in the dictionary is the organized diffusion by word of mouth of defamatory rumours designed to discredit a person, group, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHISPERING CAMPAIGN

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whisperingly
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WORDS THAT END LIKE WHISPERING CAMPAIGN

ad campaign
arraign
bombing campaign
campaign
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cleanup campaign
countercampaign
darraign
deraign
election campaign
hate campaign
literacy campaign
marketing campaign
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sales campaign
slum clearance campaign
smear campaign

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

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Translation of «whispering campaign» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHISPERING CAMPAIGN

Find out the translation of whispering campaign to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of whispering 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 «whispering campaign» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

耳语运动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

campaña de rumores
570 millions of speakers

English

whispering campaign
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फुसफुसा अभियान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حملة يهمس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шепот кампания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

campanha de boatos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফিসফিস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

campagne diffamatoire insidieuse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berbisik kempen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Flüsterpropaganda
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ささやきのキャンペーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

속삭이는 캠페인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kampanye whispering
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiến dịch thì thầm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வினோதமான பிரச்சாரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुजबूज मोहीम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dedikodu kampanyası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

campagna diffamatoria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szept kampania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шепіт кампанія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

campanie whispering
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψιθυρίζοντας εκστρατεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fluister -veldtog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

viskningskampanj
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hviskekampanje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whispering campaign

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHISPERING CAMPAIGN»

The term «whispering campaign» is normally little used and occupies the 150.199 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about whispering campaign

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHISPERING CAMPAIGN»

Discover the use of whispering campaign in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whispering campaign and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Whispering Campaign; Stories from Mesoamerica
This collection of short stories focuses upon telling details: a taxi driver unscrewing his license plate bulb, a young American bewitched by a female shaman waving a necklace of dried herbs, a strange unheeded warning that "Rodolfo is one ...
Lawrence Lihosit, 2009
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Hatchet Jobs and Hardball: The Oxford Dictionary of American ...
whispering campaign 1988 Los Angeles Times (Oct. 23) 5: Bush, following an unsuccessful bid for the Senate, became his party's wheel horse. 2001 Denver Post (Dec. 8) B7: To the horror of Common Scold and the League, the first chief ...
Grant Barrett, 2004
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Safire's Political Dictionary
However, Crist blew in first and became Governor. whispering campaign Word of foul mouth; an organized spreading of gossip, based in truth or not, about a candidate's morality, drinking or gambling habits, hidden influences, or possible ...
William Safire, 2008
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Whispering Campaign
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Klaas Apostol, 2012
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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald ...
Q. You've heard the whispering campaign—excuse me, Chris—you've heard the whispering campaign against you. What do you think of that whispering campaign which said either that you are not conservative enough or that you are not a ...
Reagan, Ronald, 1988
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The Sun the Moon and Stars Above
It's 5am and I want to take you home When Shy Boys Become Bold I thought I 'd step to you and let you know I Can Back Up every word that I say And After I'm done I'll form a Whispering Campaign! Love is a sensation Caused by temptation  ...
Maine Bowens, 2008
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Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Mr. Speaker, Sir, about two months ago there was this "whispering" campaign that "Oh, the price of sugar has gone up! It is Mr. Kibaki who has put it up. Oh, the price of unga has gone up ! It is Mr. Kibaki who has put it up ! " We too, in this ...
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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [B] Group 2. ...
756. Easthampton. Mass. : Direct. 32103. Map. 33213. Eastman (C. C.) Expert manipulative magic. 34026. Eastman (C. T.) : Eastman plan. 25287. Let me tell you about that whispering campaign. 16674. Use Eastman's whispering campaign.
Library of Congress. Copyright Office, 1934
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Diaries Volume Three: Power and Responsibility
She wanted to know what I would say about the story that her protection was being scaled down, and about the so-called whispering campaign against her. I said there was no whispering campaign from here or anywhere else that I knew of ...
Alastair Campbell, 2011
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The Federal Theatre Project: A Case Study
Finally a committee representing the King County Colored Progressive Democratic Club investigated the "whispering" campaign and reported to Hood that the rumors were true. "The play is something that is not really wanted in Seattle or in ...
Barry Witham, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHISPERING CAMPAIGN»

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Breitbart Editor Blacklisted From Shorty Awards After Clandestine …
... of the Shorty Awards this year, was scrubbed from the nominations roster after a whispering campaign by feminist agitators, say sources close to the Awards. «Breitbart News, Apr 15»
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Dispute over the meaning and impact of Tom Schweich's suicide still …
“Everybody's talking about the whispering campaign and the ad,” one Schweich associate told The Star. “But there's no question that Tom Schweich's concerns ... «Kansas City Star, Apr 15»
3
Hillary Clinton election machine set to launch on Sunday
The Clinton campaign behemoth will have more of everything – more ... So, too, may her health, perhaps unfairly: There's a persistent whispering campaign that ... «The Globe and Mail, Apr 15»
4
First the Missouri auditor, now his spokesman — two suicides in one …
Schweich, who was Christian, said he perceived the remarks to be part of an anti-Semitic whispering campaign against him. Schweich's spokesman Jackson ... «National Post, Mar 15»
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Missouri GOP Chairman says 'whispering campaign' disproven …
“We now have a police report that says there was no whisper campaign,” ... “Nobody has come forward … if there's a whisper campaign, you're going to have ... «Missourinet.com, Mar 15»
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Danforth, in eulogy, decries 'whispering campaign' against Schweich
CLAYTON • Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth, one of the elders of Missouri's GOP, declared Tuesday that “politics has gone so hideously wrong” and blamed ... «STLtoday.com, Mar 15»
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John Danforth decries anti-Semitic whispers in Tom Schweich eulogy
... that he had spoken with Schweich two days before and that Schweich was “upset about” a radio commercial and a “whispering campaign” that he was Jewish. «Politico, Mar 15»
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Whispering campaign sprouts against Assemblywoman Patty Lopez
Bocanegra supporters are stirring up a whispering campaign on everything from Lopez's skipping out on an orientation meeting for new members to her ... «LA Daily News, Dec 14»
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Whispering campaign has always followed Nova Peris - Olympian …
Their whispering started as soon as she was preselected. ... Despite the controversy, the whispering campaigns and the content of those emails, Ms Peris retains ... «The Daily Telegraph, Oct 14»
10
Whispering campaign against Lamont continues
As the whispering campaign against embattled Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont continues in today's press, new polling analysis has provided a further ... «SNP, Oct 14»

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