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What are spin doctors? #1 (permalink) Thu Feb 05, 2004 18:12 pm   What are spin doctors?
 

Test No. incompl/advan-2 "Spin Doctors", question 6

Voters find it difficult to believe politicians because the latter use so many ......... doctors.

(a) twist
(b) spin
(c) turn
(d) spinning

Test No. incompl/advan-2 "Spin Doctors", answer 6

Voters find it difficult to believe politicians because the latter use so many spin doctors.

Correct answer: (b) spin

Hello! What is it? " ....... so many spin doctors"
I didn't make out it.
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Spin doctors #2 (permalink) Fri Feb 06, 2004 9:49 am   Spin doctors
 

Hi Terminator,

A spin doctor is a person who gives advice or writes a speech for a politician. In our case it could be people acting in the background, helping to make decisions.
Spin doctors 'put the right spin on' a situation, this is, they express something in a diplomatic way.
Maybe, Alan will shed more light on this...

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SPINDOCTORS #3 (permalink) Fri Feb 06, 2004 11:38 am   SPINDOCTORS
 

Hi Terminator,

Just a further note on 'spindoctors'. This is usually used in a bad sense to describe those people who try to improve the image or reputation of someone they work for in order to influence the public. The word is used to describe press officers working for politicians. People in the UK are getting very tired of these spindoctors because people find it difficult to get to the truth.

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SPINDOCTORS #4 (permalink) Fri Feb 06, 2004 12:07 pm   SPINDOCTORS
 

Hello Alan and Torsten.
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Spin doctors #5 (permalink) Sat Jun 11, 2005 9:24 am   Spin doctors
 

[quote="terminator"]Test No. incompl/advan-2 "Spin Doctors", question 6

Voters find it difficult to believe politicians because the latter use so many ......... doctors.

(a) twist
(b) spin
(c) turn
(d) spinning

Test No. incompl/advan-2 "Spin Doctors", answer 6

Voters find it difficult to believe politicians because the latter use so many spin doctors.

Correct answer: (b) spin

Hello! What is it? " ....... so many spin doctors"
I didn't make out it.
Thanks
hi!
just to comment : I didn't make it out. not Ididn't make out it.
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