Meanings of smear tactic in English

He dismissed Murphy's carefully worded concerns with an unfounded accusation that Murphy was engaging in "a smear tactic dressed up as concern".

Isn't he deploying the same smear tactics as the US government?

He has been accused of smear tactics by opponents of the EU treaty changes.

Katumbi has denied the charges and accused the government of resorting to smear tactics.

When smear tactics get the better of one contender, much of the class dissolves in sympathetic tears.

It is the latest in a long line of smear tactics to discredit his work and attack him personally, he said.

That said, his behaviour in recent days has been reminiscent of the smear tactics he accused Fianna Fail of using in the past.