| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | smear campaign |
| Synonyms: | character assassination, defamation, dirty politics, dragging one's name through the mud, negative campaign, slander |
| Main Entry: | character assassination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attack someone's reputation |
| Synonyms: | ad hominem, blackening, dirty politics, dirty pool, dirty tricks, hatchet job, muckraking, mudslinging, name-calling, personal attack, slanderous attack, smear, smear campaign |
| Main Entry: | dirty pool |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unfair or dishonest conduct |
| Synonyms: | conjuration, dirty game, dirty politics, dirty tricks, dirty work, escamotage, foul play, jugglery, legerdemain, mudslinging, prestidigitation, sleight of hand, smoke and mirrors, trickery |