blot
smear
smirch
spot
stain | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it, he made a huge blot on his copybook |
campaign hunting expedition
safari | an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa) |
campaign cause crusade
drive movement effort | a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end, he supported populist campaigns, they worked in the cause of world peace, the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant, the movement to end slavery, contributed to the war effort |
advertising campaign
ad campaign
ad blitz | an organized program of advertisements |
| charm campaign | a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support |
campaigning
candidacy
candidature
electioneering
political campaign | the campaign of a candidate to be elected |
front-porch campaigning
front-porch campaign | a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel, William McKinley's dignified front-porch campaign won him the presidency in , her approach was the opposite of a passive front-porch campaign |
fundaising campaign
fundaising drive
fundaising effort | a campaign to raise money for some cause |
| whispering campaign | the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate |
| sales campaign | an advertising campaign intended to promote sales |
| publicelations campaign | an advertising campaign intended to improve public relations |
campaign
military campaign | several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) |
| naval campaign | an operation conducted primarily by naval forces in order to gain or extend or maintain control of the sea |
Dardanelles
Dardanelles campaign | the unsuccessful campaign in World War I () by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia, defeated by the Turks |
Okinawa
Okinawa campaign | a campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June ), in savage close-quarter fighting United States marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese, considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans |
Petersburg
Petersburg Campaign | the final campaign of the American Civil War (-), Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee |
| Wilderness Campaign | American Civil War, a series of indecisive battles in Grant's campaign () against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses |
| campaign hat | a broad-brimmed felt hat with a high crown, formerly worn by the United States Army and Marine personnel |
smudge
spot
blot
daub
smear
smirch
slur | a blemish made by dirt, he had a smudge on his cheek |
smear
cytologic smear
cytosmear | a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope |
| alimentary tract smear | any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the alimentary tract, obtained by specialized lavage techniques and used mainly to diagnose cancer in those parts |
| esophageal smear | alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the esophagus |
| gastric smear | alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the stomach |
| oral smear | alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the mouth |
paraduodenal smear
duodenal smear | alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the duodenum |
cervical smear
Pap smear
Papanicolaou smear | a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus, examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells |
lower respiratory tract smear
bronchoscopic smear
sputum smear | any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract, used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs |
| vaginal smear | smear taken from the vaginal mucosa for cytological analysis |
Pap test
Papanicolaou test
smear test | a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer |
smear
vilification
malignment | slanderous defamation |
| smear word | an epithet that can be used to smear someone's reputation, he used the smear word `communist' for everyone who disagreed with him |
political campaign
campaign
run | a race between candidates for elective office, I managed his campaign for governor, he is raising money for a Senate run |
governor's race
campaign for governor | a race for election to the governorship |
senate campaign
senate race | a race for election to the senate |
defame
slander
smirch
asperse
denigrate calumniate
smear
sully
besmirch | charge falsely or with malicious intent, attack the good name and reputation of someone, The journalists have defamed me! The article in the paper sullied my reputation |
campaign
take the field | go on a campaign, go off to war |
| campaign run | run, stand, or compete for an office or a position, Who's running for treasurer this year? |
daub
smear | cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it, smear the wall with paint, daub the ceiling with plaster |
smear blur
smudge
smutch | make a smudge on, soil by smudging |
| smear | stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance |
| crusade a fight a press campaign a push a agitate | exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person, be an advocate for, The liberal party pushed for reforms, She is crusading for women's rights, The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate |