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spin doctor

 
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–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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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