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a spin doctor
USUK
someone whose job is to make news look good for a politician or company
Critical. 'Spin' is the positive twist put on the news: 'put a positive spin on something'.
In context
The minister's spin doctors tried to make the bad figures sound positive.
A good spin doctor can turn a scandal into a story about honesty.
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- a grey areaa situation where the rules are unclear, so nobody is sure what is allowed
- a hidden agendaa secret reason or plan behind what someone says or does
- a hot potatoa difficult issue that people disagree about and nobody wants to deal with
- a lame ducka politician or government with little real power, often near the end of a term in office