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smear campaign
noun
a campaign to tarnish the reputation of a public figure, especially by vilification or innuendo.
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
He also took a shot at Miller, accusing him of directing a smear campaign against him and of being someone who “casually would throw out parts of the Constitution and suspend habeas corpus.”
Siddiq, a former Treasury minister, has denied the allegations and accused the Bangladeshi authorities of a "politically motivated smear campaign".
Flaa has since said she had "nothing to do with Justin Baldoni and his smear campaign".
Baldoni's lawsuit centred on two claims: that Lively "stole the film" from Baldoni and his company Wayfarer by threatening not to promote it, and that she and others promoted a false narrative that Baldoni sexually assaulted her and launched a smear campaign against her, Judge Liman explained in his opinion.
Oyun-Erdene has rejected allegations of corruption, accusing critics of launching a smear campaign against him.
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