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smear campaign

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The move made her the victim of a vicious smear campaign by Thutmose, but her legacy is both more complicated and more interesting than a simple power play.

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A vicious Twitter smear campaign against the Harry Potter author may have been the work of secret agents, says one British pol.

Alinejad says that in her work she had been imprisoned, physically attacked, and the victim of a smear campaign.

As a result, The Net Party found themselves on the ugly side of an all-out smear campaign.

Conservatives have also twisted themselves in knots to present themselves as victims of a smear campaign.

But the practice of the Oscar smear campaign is nothing new.

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On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to smear campaign, such as: character assassination, defamation, defamation of character, dirty politics, dirty pool, and dragging one's name through the mud.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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