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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
spin doctor
–noun
Slang. a press agent skilled at spin control.
[Origin: 1985–1990]
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spin doctor  
n.   Slang
A person who publicizes favorable interpretations of the words and actions of a public figure, especially a politican.

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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spin doctor

noun
a public relations person who tries to forestall negative publicity by publicizing a favorable interpretation of the words or actions of a company or political party or famous person; "his title is Director of Communications but he is just a spin doctor" 

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spin doctor

An individual charged with getting others to interpret a statement or event from a particular viewpoint, as in Charlie is the governor's spin doctor. This term, born about 1980 along with spin control, uses doctor in the colloquial sense of "one who repairs something."


The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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