单词 | smear campaign |
释义 | > as lemmassmear campaign smear campaign n. a plan to discredit someone or something, or to destroy a reputation, by means of smears. ΘΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > sullying or staining of reputation > [noun] > campaign or tactics smear campaign1938 smear tactics1945 smear job1970 1938 Sun (Baltimore) 7 May 1/5 He called the Lobby Committee ‘a snooping committee’ which was engaged in ‘a smear campaign’, a campaign of ‘terror and intimidation’ against newspapers and magazines which dare to criticize activities of the New Deal. 1978 N. Freeling Night Lords vii. 31 We'll get accused of a smear campaign against Rolls-Royce cars. < as lemmas |
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