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▸ noun: (UK politics, informal) A government adviser, often in a political or media role.
▸ noun: (mining) A nail one or two inches long, of iron, brass, tin, or tinner iron, with a hole through the flattened head, used to mark stations in underground surveying.
▸ noun: (rail transport, UK) An instance of a signal passed at danger.
▸ noun: (plant science) A relative measurement of the amount of chlorophyll present in a leaf, based on measurements with a SPAD meter produced by Minolta.
▸ verb: (rail transport, UK) To pass a signal at danger.
▸ noun: Clipping of spadona/spadone.
▸ noun: (UK politics, informal) Alternative form of spad (“special advisor in government”) [(UK politics, informal) A government adviser, often in a political or media role.]
▸ noun: (military) Initialism of self-propelled air defense; a self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle.
▸ noun: (UK politics, informal) Alternative letter-case form of spad (“special adviser”) [(UK politics, informal) A government adviser, often in a political or media role.]
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▸ noun: (UK politics, informal) A government adviser, often in a political or media role.
▸ noun: (mining) A nail one or two inches long, of iron, brass, tin, or tinner iron, with a hole through the flattened head, used to mark stations in underground surveying.
▸ noun: (rail transport, UK) An instance of a signal passed at danger.
▸ noun: (plant science) A relative measurement of the amount of chlorophyll present in a leaf, based on measurements with a SPAD meter produced by Minolta.
▸ verb: (rail transport, UK) To pass a signal at danger.
▸ noun: Clipping of spadona/spadone.
▸ noun: (UK politics, informal) Alternative form of spad (“special advisor in government”) [(UK politics, informal) A government adviser, often in a political or media role.]
▸ noun: (military) Initialism of self-propelled air defense; a self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle.
▸ noun: (UK politics, informal) Alternative letter-case form of spad (“special adviser”) [(UK politics, informal) A government adviser, often in a political or media role.]
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placeman,
Parliamentary Secretary,
spokesmanship,
press secretary,
subadviser,
handler,
shadow minister,
counselor,
legal,
brain trust,
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