In politics, a spin doctor is someone who is skilled in public relations and who advises political parties on how to present their policies and actions.
[informal]
Synonyms: PR person, publicist, propagandist, PRO More Synonyms of spin doctor
spin doctor in British English
noun
informal
a person who provides a favourable slant to an item of news, potentially unpopular policy, etc, esp on behalf of a political personality or party
Word origin
C20: from the spin given to a ball in various sports to make it go in the desireddirection
spin doctor in American English
US
Slang
a person employed as by a politician to use spin in interpreting information or events so as to present them in a favorable light
Examples of 'spin doctor' in a sentence
spin doctor
Her spin doctor bows and says he is honoured to meet me.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Contrary to what they tell the spin doctors, the British people do not want change.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
THE Manchester City spin doctors must be wearing their fingers to the bone.
The Sun (2016)
In other languages
spin doctor
British English: spin doctor NOUN
In politics, a spin doctor is someone who is skilled in public relations and who advises political parties on how to present their policies and actions.
...two spin doctors in the majority leader's office.
American English: spin doctor
Brazilian Portuguese: marqueteiro
Chinese: 媒体顾问
European Spanish: portavoz
French: spécialiste en communication
German: Spindoktor
Italian: esperto di comunicazioni responsabile dell'immagine di un partito politico
Japanese: 政治活動顧問
Korean: 공보 비서관
European Portuguese: relações públicas
Latin American Spanish: portavoz
(noun)
Definition
a person who provides a favourable slant to a news item or policy on behalf of a political personality or party
a spin doctor-turned-minister
Synonyms
PR person
publicist
He doesn't even have a publicist - almost unheard of for a Hollywood star.
propagandist
a brilliant propagandist for free trade
PRO
PR man
public relations officer
press agent
PR woman
Additional synonyms
in the sense of propagandist
a brilliant propagandist for free trade
Synonyms
publicist,
advocate,
promoter,
proponent,
evangelist,
proselytizer,
pamphleteer,
indoctrinator
in the sense of publicist
Definition
a person, such as a press agent or journalist, who publicizes something
He doesn't even have a publicist - almost unheard of for a Hollywood star.