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spin doctor

noun

  1. Slang.a press agent skilled at spin control.



spin doctor

noun

  1. informala person who provides a favourable slant to an item of news, potentially unpopular policy, etc, esp on behalf of a political personality or party

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of spin doctor1

First recorded in 1985–1990
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of spin doctor1

C20: from the spin given to a ball in various sports to make it go in the desired direction
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Idioms and Phrases

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.”
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As Lucy, she is refreshingly droll, hitting the film’s comedic beats with a softer touch that lends itself to her character’s tendency to play the spin doctor.

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Fixing, schmoozing and scheming behind the scenes, the spin doctor who seemed to revel in his nickname the "Prince of Darkness".

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Shugalei tends to describe himself as a "sociologist" but in reality, say analysts, he is a spin doctor and an agent of Russian influence known for his work on the African continent.

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Years ago, a spin doctor at a Welsh Labour conference told me how party members were going to help write policies.

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Overcoming public resistance might be required first, so Camilla confers with a spin doctor, while divorce lawyers and a prime minister endeavor to end the very public “War of the Waleses.”

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