attack ad

British  

noun

1. a public notice, such as a printed display or a short film on television, in which a political party criticizes or abuses an opponent

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Example Sentences

You’d expect a sharp satirical take from “Saturday Night Live” on the age of presidential candidates, Keefe said, but in the context of a campaign attack ad, it’s “pejorative and harmful.”

From Los Angeles Times

Cameron responded that the Democratic attack ad was “completely absurd.”

From Washington Times

Lib Dem MP Munira Wilson said: "I was pretty disgusted by it when I saw it last night. This is not an attack ad my party would use."

From BBC

Hucker even got that classic attack ad treatment: a photo of him frozen in black and white.

From Washington Post

Bruce Davis, the Academy executive director at the time, called it an "attack ad", and the film studio's bosses subsequently issued apologies, saying they had made "a very bad and ill-advised mistake".

From BBC