| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| italia | campagna diffamatoria |
| ranska | campagne de diffamation |
| ruotsi | smutskastningskampanj, nedsvärtningskampanj, smutskampanj |
| saksa | Hetzkampagne, Schmutzkampagne |
| suomi | mustamaalaus, loanheitto |
| venäjä | клеветническая кампания (klevetnitšeskaja kampanija) |
| Monikko | smear campaigns |
(idiomatic) An effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.
"The Great Republican Reform Party Calling on their Candidate", an 1856 political cartoon in which various "extremists", including a Catholic, press John C. Frémont, the first Republican party candidate for president of the United States, for their respective causes. There was a political campaign smear rumor current in 1856 that Fremont was a Catholic.