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negative campaign

NOUN
mudslinging
Synonyms
WEAK
character assassination defamation dirty politics dragging one's name through the mud slander
NOUN
smear campaign
Synonyms
WEAK
character assassination defamation defamation of character dirty politics dirty pool dragging one's name through the mud injury of reputation malicious defamation mudslinging negative campaigning personal attack slander whispering campaign

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“I just hope that we can come together after such a negative campaign, regardless of who the victor is, and understand that we have to work together.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2024

By the 1990s, that dynamic slowly began to change, though Mr. Biden’s Senate opponents still did not have the resources to mount a negative campaign against him.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

“He had no scandal, and he wasn’t the subject of a negative campaign because no one thought he had a chance,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023

“Our employees are not asking for boycotts and are saddened and scared by this negative campaign led by a union,” he wrote.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2022

Muhyiddin said that his country will continue to strengthen cooperation with Indonesia in addressing negative campaign against palm oil and advancing it for sustainable development.

From Washington Times • Feb. 5, 2021