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CREEP
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creep
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Proper noun
en historical derogatory en Committee to Re-elect the President which raised money for Richard Nixon's campaign for 1972 reelection.
en Jonathan van Harmelen The Little-Known Group That Pioneered Watergate’s Dirty Tricks—and Changed American Politics Time (magazine) TIME https://time.com/7005267/usc-dirty-tricks-watergate-history/ 2024-08-08 While presidential elections have been marred by mudslinging since the early Republic, these USC alums deployed a particular type of dirty tricks: what became known as “ratf--king,” or the use of unscrupulous tactics to interfere with the campaigns of opponents. The tactics pioneered by members of Trojans for Representative Government and later CREEP set a precedent for the sort of organized political sabotage that has become commonplace today in a digital world, especially for Republicans. https://web.archive.org/web/20240814051200/https://time.com/7005267/usc-dirty-tricks-watergate-history/
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en CRP not derogatory
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en ceepr Perce Percé crepe crêpe perce
en Richard Nixon