Glossary entry

Slovak term or phrase:

štvavá kampaň

English translation:

smear campaign

Added to glossary by Juro Sebestyen, A.B.I.E.S. s.r.o.
Oct 24, 2013 07:53
10 yrs ago
Slovak term

štvavá kampaň

Slovak to English Social Sciences Government / Politics Trade Unions
Vláda spustila štvavú kampaň voči nášmu odborovému zväzu.

DE: Heztkampagne

Proposed translations

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3 mins
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smear campaign

Note from asker:
Thank you Stuart!
Peer comment(s):

neutral Dušan Ján Hlísta : =organizovaná očerňovací akce např. sérií novinových článků (Hais)
4 mins
"Police Federation accuses government of a 'smear campaign'" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13414612 Think I'll trust the BBC over Hais on this one, Duso.
agree Pavel Slama : This is of course the correct answer (even Google Translate knows – from German)
1 hr
Thanks, babylondon
agree Nathaniel2
3 hrs
Thanks, Nathaniel
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7 mins

victimizing/aggravating/seditious campaign

slovníky...
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Thank you skopko!
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8 mins

defamation campaign

Another option.
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Thank you Uncle!
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43 mins

hate campaign

"Hate campaign" is also an option, I'd say. Plenty of results on Google News and elsewhere on the internet:
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&authuser=0...

e.g.

Liam Fox claims to be hate campaign victim
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15271260

Tory admits harassing rivals in hate campaign
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2008/aug/06/conservative...

Romney slams Obama's 'hate' campaign
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/romney-slam...
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Dakujem Tomas!
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