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Meanings of smear tactic in anglès

rus
кампания по очернению
espanyol
tácticas de difamación
català
campanya de difamació

Effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.

campanya de difamació
Synonyms
Examples for "smearing"
Examples for "smearing"
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Visit Website Pros Excellent at smearing and toe-hooking thanks to friendly flex.
Climbing Magazine
2
That night we set both traps, smearing peanut butter on the triggers.
Climbing Magazine
3
Its chitin-lined suckers scraped the plastic, smearing long welts along the tube.
Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex
4
Gimme some room, I keep smearing my blush. Everyone glares at me.
Assholes finish first
5
In a minute he was up again, smearing lard on pine knots.
Fevre Dream
1
But in the case of his latest smear campaign, the reaction is.
The Guardian
2
She responded to those claims by saying it's just a smear campaign.
The South African
3
Trump denied the allegations, saying they were part of a smear campaign.
Reuters
4
Labour claims the Tories are orchestrating a smear campaign against its conclusions.
The Irish Times
5
It accuses big drugmakers of conducting a smear campaign to suppress competition.
Reuters
Usage of smear tactic in anglès
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He dismissed Murphy's carefully worded concerns with an unfounded accusation that Murphy was engaging in "a smear tactic dressed up as concern".
Independent.ie
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Isn't he deploying the same smear tactics as the US government?
The Guardian
3
He has been accused of smear tactics by opponents of the EU treaty changes.
The Irish Times
4
Katumbi has denied the charges and accused the government of resorting to smear tactics.
Reuters
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When smear tactics get the better of one contender, much of the class dissolves in sympathetic tears.
Reuters
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It is the latest in a long line of smear tactics to discredit his work and attack him personally, he said.
Reuters
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That said, his behaviour in recent days has been reminiscent of the smear tactics he accused Fianna Fail of using in the past.
The Irish Times