spin-doctor
31spin doctor — noun informal a spokesperson for a political party or politician employed to give a favourable interpretation of events to the media …
32ˈspin ˌdoctor — noun [C] someone whose job is to give information to journalists in a way that gives people a good opinion of a politician, government, or organization …
33(a) spin doctor — someone whose job is to make sure that the information the public receives about a particular event makes them approve of the organization they work for, usually a political party. In politics, this is the age of the spin doctor and image maker …
34Spin-Doctoring — Spin Doctor ist eine aus dem Englischen übernommene Bezeichnung für einen Medien , Image oder politischen Berater und Verantwortlichen für Öffentlichkeitsarbeit. Die Bezeichnung wird von den Massenmedien besonders im Bereich der Politik benutzt… …
35Spin (public relations) — Spin doctor redirects here. For the rock band, see Spin Doctors. In public relations, spin is a form of propaganda, achieved through providing an interpretation of an event or campaign to persuade public opinion in favor or against a certain… …
36Spin (Begriffsklärung) — Spin (englisch für drehen) bezeichnet Spin, eine physikalische Eigenschaft von Elementarteilchen Spin (Tanzen), eine Tanzfigur Spin.de, eine deutsche Onlinechat Community Effet, die Rotation eines Balls Spin (Zeitschrift), ein US amerikanisches… …
37spin — 1. The form for the regular past tense and past participle of the verb is spun: • The other man spun towards the sound, gun extended, ready to fire A. Lejeune, 1986 • I was spun round, and dragged back A. Billson, 1993. Before the 20c span was… …
38Spin — Spin, n. 1. The act of spinning; as, the spin of a top; a spin a bicycle. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Kinematics) Velocity of rotation about some specified axis. [1913 Webster] 3. (Politics) an interpretation of an event which is favorable to… …
39spin — O.E. spinnan draw out and twist fibers into thread, from P.Gmc. *spenwanan (Cf. O.N., O.Fris. spinna, Dan. spinde, Du. spinnen, O.H.G. spinnan, Ger. spinnen, Goth. spinnan), from PIE * (s)pen stretch (Cf. Armenian henum I weave, Gk …
40spin·ner — /ˈspınɚ/ noun, pl ners [count] 1 : someone or something that spins yarn or thread 2 : a small device that spins and that is used by fishermen to attract fish 3 cricket : a bowler who throws the ball so that it spins called also spin bowler 4 :… …
