verb
- to attack or denounce someone by labeling them as communist or socialist, especially as a political tactic
Usage: political
Examples
- The senator tried to redbait his opponent during the debate.
- Critics accused the campaign of redbaiting instead of discussing real issues.
- The journalist was redbaited for writing articles critical of corporate power.
- During the Cold War, politicians would often redbait their rivals.
- The union leader said management was trying to redbait the workers.
- She refused to be intimidated by attempts to redbait her progressive policies.