mudslinging

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18:56 Mar 17, 2009
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Social Sciences - Government / Politics
English term or phrase: mudslinging
Definition from The Washington Post:
A personal attack made by one candidate or campaign against another.

Example sentence(s):
  • Mudslinging goes wrong when it is used indiscriminately and becomes noise that few listen to and most condemn. Mudslinging
  • This year hasn't seen that level of mudslinging, but the tone of the race is undeniably more negative than in the states that came earlier on the calendar. CBS News
  • Enough political mudslinging can lead to a candidate dropping out of the race, especially if his or her family is being viciously attacked. Political mudslinging can become so ugly that is can cause a potential nominee to lose favor with his or her political party. WiseGEEK
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Summary of translations provided
5 +1drabstymas purvais
Lina Alexander
5 +1(politinis) kompromitavimas
Aivaras Zilvinskas


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34 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
drabstymas purvais


Definition from Vilniaus pedagoginis universitetas:
drabstymas purvais - šmeižtas;
su purvu sumaišyti - viešai šmeižti

Example sentence(s):
  • Tačiau mūsų šalies tikrovė gerokai nukrypsta nuo šio modelio. Pirmiausia žiniasklaidoje, kuri, aišku, kaip ir bet kas kitas, gali klysti, per mažai yra pagrįstos, argumentuotos kritikos ir per daug drabstymo purvais, informacinio terorizmo, kurio svarbiausias taikinys – politikai. - Ekonominių tyrimų centras  
  • O kai jau susipyksta, tai vienas kitą drabsto purvais, bando ginti savo „teises“ ir kalbėti apie kito „pareigas“. - Vilniaus universiteto žurnalistikos ins  
  • Išskirtinis interviu: [eurokomisarė ir pretendentė į prezidento postą] nebijo drabstymo purvais. - 15 min.lt  
Lina Alexander
United States
Local time: 08:43
Native speaker of: Lithuanian

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Yes  Edita Kaminskaite
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44 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(politinis) kompromitavimas


Definition from Tarptautinių žodžių žodynas:
politinių oponentų žeminimas, šmeižimas, nemalonių ar nederamų jų elgesio faktų kėlimas aikštėn. (žr. kompromitacija)

Example sentence(s):
  • Išskiriamos kelios kompromitavimo formos – šmeižto ir melo kampanijos per spaudą ar gandų platinimą. - Prokuratūros profesinė sąjunga  
  • Kompromitacija ir dezinformacija yra vienos svarbiausių priemonių kovojant su oponentais ir konkurentais. - Prokuratūros profesinė sąjunga  
  • Kompromitavimo taikymas kovojant su Lietuvos disidentais, kunigais, žmogaus teisių gynėjais parodo, kaip sudaroma neigiama nuomonė gali tapti viena iš politinės kovos priemonių. - Lietuvos istorijos studijos  
Aivaras Zilvinskas
Lithuania
Local time: 14:43
Native speaker of: Native in LithuanianLithuanian
PRO pts in category: 8

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Yes  svarelis
15 days
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