"spokesdroid" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: spokesdroids [plural]
Etymology: By analogy to spokesman, spokeswoman, spokesperson, etc., with droid. Head templates: {{en-noun}} spokesdroid (plural spokesdroids)
  1. A robot spokesman. Related terms: spokesbeing
    Sense id: en-spokesdroid-en-noun-YtbEv2wU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1990, Jack Barth, American Quest, page 61",
          "text": "New Coke bombed out (just like its spokesdroid, Max Headroom), old Coke was remarketed as Coke Classic, and the overall market share of the two combined — with Classic at Number 1 and New Coke at Number 10 — wound up greater than in the first place.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, Charles Stross, Toast, page 135",
          "text": "I must confess that I was half-asleep by the time the robot philosopher denounced us as non-sapient automata, sparing only half my left eye to speed-read Minsky's Society of Mind for clues; in any event, I woke up in time for the next talk, a panel discussion. Someone had rounded up an original stalwart of the Free Software Foundation to talk about the rise and demise of Microsoft. There was, of course, a Microsoft spokesdroid present to defend the company's historic record.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, Wesley Treat, Heather Shades, Rob Riggs, Weird Texas, page 196",
          "text": "Visitors to the museum are greeted by R.A.D., the Robot Against Drugs, who was once the Border Patrol's spokesdroid educating children on the dangers of drug abuse.",
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          "ref": "2004, Charles Stross, Toast, page 135",
          "text": "I must confess that I was half-asleep by the time the robot philosopher denounced us as non-sapient automata, sparing only half my left eye to speed-read Minsky's Society of Mind for clues; in any event, I woke up in time for the next talk, a panel discussion. Someone had rounded up an original stalwart of the Free Software Foundation to talk about the rise and demise of Microsoft. There was, of course, a Microsoft spokesdroid present to defend the company's historic record.",
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          "ref": "2009, Wesley Treat, Heather Shades, Rob Riggs, Weird Texas, page 196",
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