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slanderbund

slanderbund noun: an organized network of individuals or opposition accused of spreading malicious falsehoods or smear campaigns.

Noun

slanderbund (uncountable)

  1. (archaic, colloquial) An organized network of individuals or opposition accused of spreading malicious falsehoods or smear campaigns.
    • He is one of the leaders of the slanderbund or the Dominion Opposition, not one of whose broadcast charges has stood the test of investigation.1908, Unattributed, Peterborough Examiner, page 2
    • The Winnipeg Free Presa says Mr. Herbert Ames, the stereopticon manager of the slanderbund, is a gentle-man who inherited great wealth from his father, and “the story goes that his father made it a provision in his will that Herbert should not interfere in the business of the company from which he...1908, Unattributed, Victoria Daily Times, page 4

Examples of slanderbund in a sentence

  • When the Minister of Militia says that [cablegram] came from the slanderbund or the boozeorium he says what he knows is beside the facts, and is absolutely false [...]1914, Unattributed, Hamilton Daily Times, page 6:
  • Their doings are meat for the writers of sensation articles; their exploits — no matter how innocent — are grist for the slanderbund.1932, J.S. Cowper, “The Passing Show”, in The Edmonton bulletin, page 4:

Origin of slanderbund

A portmanteau combining the English slander and the German bund (meaning federation, league, or alliance); primarily used in early 20th-century political and labor journalism.

Questions about slanderbund

What does slanderbund mean?
Slanderbund means an organized network of individuals or opposition accused of spreading malicious falsehoods or smear campaigns.
How do you use slanderbund in a sentence?
When the Minister of Militia says that [cablegram] came from the slanderbund or the boozeorium he says what he knows is beside the facts, and is absolutely false [...]
What part of speech is slanderbund?
Slanderbund is a noun.

Words near slanderbund in the dictionary

  1. slances
  2. slanchways
  3. slanchwise
  4. slancing
  5. slander
  6. slanderbund
  7. slandered
  8. slanderer
  9. slanderers
  10. slanderess
  11. slanderesses

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