mudslinging

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17:38 Dec 29, 2009
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Social Sciences - Government / Politics
English term or phrase: mudslinging
Definition from The Washington Post:
A personal attack made by one candidate or campaign against another.

Example sentence(s):
  • Mudslinging goes wrong when it is used indiscriminately and becomes noise that few listen to and most condemn. Mudslinging
  • This year hasn't seen that level of mudslinging, but the tone of the race is undeniably more negative than in the states that came earlier on the calendar. CBS News
  • Enough political mudslinging can lead to a candidate dropping out of the race, especially if his or her family is being viciously attacked. Political mudslinging can become so ugly that is can cause a potential nominee to lose favor with his or her political party. WiseGEEK
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4 +1loanheitto
Asta Haarasilta


  

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73 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
loanheitto


Definition from Johannes Koskinen/blogi:
Mud-slinging eli loanheitto on amerikkalaisten kuvaava termi mustamaalaavalle kampanjoinnille. Negatiiviseksi eli kielteiseksi mainontaa luonnehditaan, kun mainoksen pääsisältönä ei ole oman ehdokkaan esittely tai kehuminen vaan vastaehdokkaan mollaaminen tai saattaminen kielteiseen valoon.

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  • Kärkevän puolin ja toisin lentäneen loanheiton lopuksi Lipponen sai puhemies Riitta Uosukaiselta huomautuksen kielenkäytöstä. - Wikipedia  
  • Loanheitto USA:n presidenttikisassa alkoi - MTV3  
  • Keskustan loanheitto kummeksuttaa paikallisjärjestöjä - Yleisradio Oy  
Asta Haarasilta
Local time: 05:18
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish

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Yes  Riikka Eriksson-Schulz
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