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View synonyms for whispering campaign

whispering campaign

noun

  1. the organized spreading of insinuations or rumors to destroy the reputation of a person, organization, etc.


whispering campaign

noun

  1. the organized diffusion by word of mouth of defamatory rumours designed to discredit a person, group, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of whispering campaign1

First recorded in 1915–20
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Idioms and Phrases

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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Example Sentences

It's true that Sotomayor has been the victim of a rather clumsy whispering campaign.

Removing Geithner (as the whispering campaign is already suggesting) won't in and of itself free up the credit markets.

The keen competition fought very shy of Mr. Peacock, thanks to the Bish and his whispering campaign.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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