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spin doctor

An operative who uses his platform to influence the perception of a person, organization, or event. Like a damage-control PR person.

Most often this is in the political context, usually conservative, with the spin doctor masquerading as a journalist or "expert in the field" to lend credibility to what's actually just a PR line cooked up by the right-wing.
After "Deep Throat" finally revealed himself as W. Mark Felt in May, 2005, a parade of spin doctors, old Nixon cronies and convicted Watergate felons appeared in the media, trying to tarnish Felt in any way they could, to distract from and lessen in the public's mind the enormity of the crimes they'd committed 30 years ago.
by Super Genius June 7, 2005
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spin doctor

A political analyst, pundit, or anyone else who makes their living by "spinning" something to make the other party look bad and their party look good. Some even resort to all
Al Franken, Michael Moore, Cindy Sheehan, Ann Coulter, Jesse Jackson, Noam Chomsky are all examples of spin doctors.
by gdog26 February 13, 2006
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spin doctor

Someone who manages the media for a politician or political party, to the extent of manipulating policy and behaviour for the sake of image.

The role was typefied
(some might say invented) by Tony Blair's 'Director of Communications and Strategy' Alastair Campbell.
Spin doctors have been the death of modern politics/
by Seb Flyte July 15, 2008
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spin doctor

bushfuck and/or his official liar.
"Mission accomplished".
One of the scumbag's greatest lies among many.
by REAL AMERICAN June 7, 2005
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spin doctor

by pozcircuitboy September 15, 2004
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Spin Doctors

Only one of the greatest jam bands in the world.
Such songs as..
-Little Miss Cant Be Wrong
-Two Princes
-Pocketfull of Kryptonite
by spins_on_me December 22, 2004
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Spin doctor

A person that will take a bad situation and word it so it dos not sound so bad, can even switch blame to someone/something else.
The President's spin doctors have been getting them out of major trubble for generations.
by Justcauz June 7, 2005
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