ˈsmear camˌpaign BrE AmE noun [countable]
a deliberate plan to tell untrue stories about an important person in order to make people lose respect for them – used especially in newspapers
ˈsmear camˌpaign BrE AmE noun [countable]
a deliberate plan to tell untrue stories about an important person in order to make people lose respect for them – used especially in newspapers
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012