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whispering campaign
whispering campaign n the organized diffusion by word of mouth of defamatory rumours designed to discredit a person, group, etc whis′pering campaign`
n. the organized spreading of insinuations or rumors to destroy the reputation of a person, group, etc. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | whispering campaign - the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidatecampaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign - the campaign of a candidate to be elected |
Translationswhispering campaign
whispering campaignThe spread of rumors, with the intent of damaging a person's reputation The whispering campaign that the opposition has launched against me is just awful! I haven't done any of the things they've claimed! I'm always skeptical of the terrible allegations that come out in these whispering campaigns.See also: campaign, whisperwhispering campaignA deliberate spreading of derogatory rumors about a candidate, as in That whispering campaign destroyed his chances for election. [c. 1920] See also: campaign, whisperwhispering campaign
Words related to whispering campaignnoun the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidateRelated Words- campaigning
- candidacy
- candidature
- electioneering
- political campaign
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