The politician's speech was a philippic against his opponent's policies.
Any of the orations delivered by Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon, or of Cicero against Mark Antony; more generally, any speech modelled on these works.
Students of rhetoric often analyse Demosthenes' First Philippic for its persuasive techniques.
philippicadjektiv
Denunciatory or vituperative in tone; resembling a philippic.
Her philippic remarks left the committee in stunned silence.
philippicssubstantiv
A series of bitter verbal attacks or denunciations.
The politician's speech was filled with philippics against his opponents, leaving no room for reconciliation.