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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whispering campaign
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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