English Dictionary

oppo research

名詞

アメリカ英語 くだけた表現 不可算名詞

(US, politics, informal) Research into one's opponent's family, friends, and past, which aims to uncover activities or interests which embarrass or discredit them.

日本語の意味

対戦相手の家族、友人、過去などを調査し、その活動や関心事の中から、相手を恥ずかしい状況に陥れたり信用を失わせたりする情報を探る行為。 / （政治・選挙などの文脈で）敵対候補の過去や繋がりを調べ、スキャンダルや弱点を見つけ出すためのリサーチ活動。

The campaign hired a private investigator to carry out oppo research, combing through the candidate's childhood friends and bank statements for anything embarrassing.

陣営は対立候補に関する調査を行うために私立探偵を雇い、候補者の幼なじみや銀行の取引明細を洗い直して恥ずかしいことがないか探した。

意味（1）

(US, politics, informal) Research into one's opponent's family, friends, and past, which aims to uncover activities or interests which embarrass or discredit them.

And anyway, after all he had discovered, he’d grown deeply concerned by the prospect of a Trump presidency. So he found Democratic donors whose checks would keep his oppo research going strong.