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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
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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

Though he was careful not to appear in public in his wheelchair, there was a whispering campaign that Roosevelt was not physically fit for the presidency.

Mr Brentnall said in the years that followed his conviction, there was a "whispering campaign" in the community with people calling him a "thief" and a "fraudster".

From BBC

“They’re like an unwritten whispering campaign that has taken on the force of law,” he said.

He said he did not believe Ms. Patel’s denials that she had orchestrated a whispering campaign against him with the news media.

Over the past few months, so-called "friends" of the prince have mounted a whispering campaign about the photo trying to undercut its authenticity.

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