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spokesdroid en · NOUN

Etymology

By analogy to spokesman, spokeswoman, spokesperson, etc., with droid.

Meanings

1. A robot spokesman.
   • 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. 2009, Wesley Treat, Heather Shades, Rob Riggs, Weird Texas, page 196:
   • 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. 1990, Jack Barth, American Quest, page 61:
   • 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. 2004, Charles Stross, Toast, page 135:

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