单词 | opposition research |
释义 | > as lemmasopposition research opposition research n. North American Politics investigation into the dealings of political opponents, esp. in order to discredit them publicly. ΚΠ 1971 N.Y. Times 19 Dec. 26/4 An article appeared in a Washington newspaper describing the ‘opposition research’ program at Republican headquarters. 1996 Time 26 Feb. 36/2 To define who Alexander is..they have been collecting ‘opposition research’ on him for months, and are wielding it, in ads and speeches as well as leaks to reporters. 2002 Chicago Tribune 18 Mar. ii. 5/2 The cockroach's groundbreaking work on assessing risk leads him to perform opposition research on Herbert Hoover for Franklin Roosevelt. < as lemmas |
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