Definitions for negative campaigning
neg·a·tive cam·paign·ing

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1. Negative campaigning

   Negative campaigning is the process of deliberately spreading negative information about someone or something to worsen the public image of the described. A colloquial, and somewhat more derogatory, term for the practice is mudslinging. Deliberate spreading of such information can be motivated either by honest desire of the campaigner to warn others against real dangers or deficiencies of the described, or by the campaigner's dishonest ideas on methods of winning in political, business or other spheres of competition against an honest rival. However, if the mudslinging statements can be proved to be correct, mudslinging takes the moral dimension of an opponent's duty serving the greater good by exposing the weakness of the other candidate. The public image of an entity can be defined as reputation, esteem, respect, acceptance of the entity's appearance, values and behaviour by the general public of a given territory and/or a social group, possibly within time limits. As target groups of public and their values differ, so negativity or positivity of a public image is relative; thus, to be successful, negative campaigning has to take into account current values of the group it addresses. The degree of strictness in practicing the group's values as opposed to its tolerance for violating the norms has also to be taken into consideration.

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1. Negative campaigning

   Negative campaigning, also known more colloquially as "mudslinging", is trying to win an advantage by referring to negative aspects of an opponent rather than emphasizing one's own positive attributes or preferred policies. Negative campaigning can be found in most marketplaces where ideas are contested. In U.S. politics, "mudslinging" has been called "as American as Mississippi mud". Some research suggests negative campaigning is the norm in all political venues, mitigated only by the dynamics of a particular contest.

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   Mark

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of negative campaigning in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of negative campaigning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of negative campaigning in a Sentence

1. Bernie Sanders:

   What a campaign is about is contrast. That it is what it is about, i don't want negative ads and I don't believe in negative campaigning, but what is the sense in being in a campaign if you don't differentiate your difference with your opponents?

2. Rohan Millar:

   It's a very simple platform. As the major parties are engaging in negative campaigning, he's got the bright yellow colors, offering a new direction, a return to jobs and prosperity, there's large tracts of Australia where he resonates.

3. Bernie Sanders:

   I don't want negative ads and I don't believe in negative campaigning, but what is the sense in being in a campaign if you don't differentiate your differences with your opponents?

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_Campaigning
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=negative campaigning