negative campaigning

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Definition of negative campaigning in English English dictionary

{i} act of attempting to win advantage by directing the attention to negative aspects of an opponent instead of giving emphasis to one's own positive qualities

Related Terms

negative campaign

political campaign in which a candidate or party member does not promote his own positive qualities but rather attacks and exposes the faults of his rivals

Hyphenation

neg·a·tive campaigning

Turkish pronunciation

negıtîv kämpeynîng

Pronunciation

/ˈnegətəv kamˈpānəɴɢ/ /ˈnɛɡətɪv kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ/