English

Noun

spin doctor ‎(plural spin doctors)

1. (business, politics) A person employed to gloss over a poor public image (or present it in a better light) in business and politics, especially after unfavourable results have been achieved. A lobbyist; PR person.

   Many believed that the reduction in public spending was a disaster but the spin doctors presented it as a triumph for lower taxation.

Translations

Synonyms

• spinmeister
• spinster

Antonyms

• counterspin doctor

Related terms

• spin machine
• spin control
• spin doctoring
• brainwasher

Verb

spin doctor ‎(third-person singular simple present spin doctors, present participle spin doctoring, simple past and past participle spin doctored)

1. To generate spin (favourable interpretation or bias).