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spin doctor

 
/ˈspɪn ˌdɑk·tər/ n [C]

Definition

slang a person who represents esp. a political situation in a way that is likely to help one side and hurt another: News coverage of the campaign can be influenced to a candidate’s advantage by spin doctors.
(Definition of spin doctor n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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