whispering campaign

2 definitions found

whispering campaign - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  whispering campaign
      n 1: the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed
           to discredit a candidate

whispering campaign - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "whispering campaign":
     aspersion, character assassination, dirt, dirty politics,
     gossip column, imputation, innuendo, insinuation, juicy morsel,
     last-minute lie, malicious gossip, muckraking, mudslinging,
     mudslinging campaign, personal remark, personality,
     political canard, reflection, roorback, scandal, scandalmongering,
     slander, slur, sly suggestion, smear campaign, suggestion, tidbit,
     uncomplimentary remark