spin doctor

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

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.

Verb

To generate spin (favourable interpretation or bias).

Sinonieme

spinmeister

spinster

Vertalings

Schönredner

Imageberater

Spindoktor

Tatsachenbeschöniger

PR-Berater

conseiller de l’ombre

spin doctor

spindoctor

relações públicas

asesor de imagen

Etimologie (Engels)

From spin + doctor. First used describing US politics, early 1980s.