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noun
the organized spreading of insinuations or rumors to destroy the reputation of a person, organization, etc.
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Origin of whispering campaign
First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby whispering campaign
Whisky Rebellion, whisper, whispered, whisperer, whispering, whispering campaign, whispering gallery, whisperous, whispery, whist, whist drive
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How to use whispering campaign in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for whispering campaign
whispering campaign
noun
the organized diffusion by word of mouth of defamatory rumours designed to discredit a person, group, etc
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Other Idioms and Phrases with whispering campaign
whispering campaign
A deliberate spreading of derogatory rumors about a candidate, as in That whispering campaign destroyed his chances for election. [c. 1920]
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