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muckraking collapse: the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)

whispering campaign collapse: the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate

character assassination collapse: an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation

solicitation collapse: the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money); request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children"; an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status; "a solicitation to the king for relief"

defamation collapse: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

campaign collapse: an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa); 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"; several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints); go on a campaign; go off to war; run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?"

nepotism collapse: favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)

canvass collapse: solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign

crusade collapse: any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims; go on a crusade; fight a holy war; 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"

package tour collapse: a tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price

smear collapse: a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope; slanderous defamation; make a smudge on; soil by smudging; stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

junket collapse: a trip taken by an official at public expense; dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet

espouse collapse: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"

clambake collapse: a cookout at the seashore where clams and fish and other foods are cooked--usually on heated stones covered with seaweed

graft collapse: the act of grafting something onto something else; (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient; cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree"

grand tour collapse: a sightseeing tour of a building or institution; an extended cultural tour of Europe taken by wealthy young Englishmen (especially in the 18th century) as part of their education

slander collapse: words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another

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