spinmeister
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- noun
- /ˈspɪnˌmaɪstər/
- Slang
:
spin doctor
- I, like Jeff, would cheer on that prosecution, but the media, with the help of the Republican spinmeisters, would happily spin the lifelong conservative hawk Armitage as somehow being a darling of the Democrats.
- spinmeister Clinton
- former spinmeister
- spinmeister at the White House
Examples
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It is an ideological mantra that health insurance company PR spinmeisters relentlessly front-load to the public via the stenographic mainstream media.
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He is a spinmeister, and his job is to spin for his boss in an election campaign.
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Then his spinmeisters tried to explain that he was referring to "household" rather than "personal" income.
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We didn't have to wait for the spinmeisters to push on it; it was right there.
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I think Ann has finally had it with both Team O and its MSM spinmeisters.
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For a while, the spinmeisters tried putting out the story that Reagan's eyesight was too poor for him to serve.
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To this day, faith-based social-service entities, including schools, hospitals, and some of the very charities providing essential services in Sandy's wake, face an unprovoked attack on their liberty, no matter what the White House spinmeisters say.
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But the mere fact that spinmeisters like Erickson and O'Reilly feel the need to contend with atheism at all suggests a higher profile for the non-theist movement as a whole.
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The skilled spinmeister convinced the public that the policy changes were beneficial for the community.
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As a top spinmeister in the campaign, she crafted messages that swayed voters' opinions.
Synonyms
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A person who gets news and media attention for someone or something
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A person who gives one-sided or false information to help a political group
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A person who makes news or events look better to influence people's opinions
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Someone who manages how an organization looks to the public and talks to the media
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A person who convinces others to do or believe something
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Spinmeister combines the English word spin, meaning 'to turn' or 'twist', with the German word meister, meaning 'master'. So a spinmeister is seen as a 'master' at turning or twisting a story to make events sound better.