"spinmeister" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-spinmeister.ogg [Australia] Forms: spinmeisters [plural]
Etymology: From spin (“favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation”) + -meister. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|spin|-meister|t1=favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation}} spin (“favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation”) + -meister Head templates: {{en-noun}} spinmeister (plural spinmeisters)
  1. (US politics, slang) A media liaison or spokesperson, charged with presenting the spin for their political side. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): US politics Related terms: spin doctor
    Sense id: en-spinmeister-en-noun-Tps21Q8b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -meister Topics: government, politics

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