| 单词 | spin doctor |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspin doctor spin doctor n. Politics colloquial (originally U.S.) a political press agent or publicist employed to promote a favourable interpretation of events to journalists. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > politician > [noun] > publicist spin doctor1984 spinmeister1986 1984 N.Y. Times 21 Oct. iv. 22/1 They won't be just press agents trying to impart a favorable spin to a routine release. They'll be the Spin Doctors, senior advisers to the candidates. 1988 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 24 Oct. a1/3 Some of the spin doctors (whose nickname is believed to come from baseball, where pitchers put spin on a ball to control its direction) will be using cellular phones to call in policy specialists. 1990 Maclean's 2 Apr. 11/3 We were treated to the insights of Elliott Abrams,..the administration's most versatile spin doctor on Nicaraguan affairs. < as lemmas |
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