Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A telephone call made by an automatic dialer, consisting of a prerecorded message, usually of a candidate in a political campaign.
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- noun North America, pejorative An
automated telemarketing phone call that uses both anautodialer and a recorded message. - verb North America, pejorative To make robocalls.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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According to Shaun Dakin of the non-partisan Citizens for Civil Discourse, individuals in three states have reported receiving a new robocall from the National Pro-Life ... var news_amount = 8;
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Ugh! CNN calls the robocall about killing babies a challenge to Obama's position on abortion ... jeezus '!!!
Big News Orgs Picking Up On Magnitude Of McCain's Robo-Slime Campaign 2009
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That really turned them off to Liberman, not because it was Clinton per se but because it was a robocall, which is about the limit of Clinton's support for Lieberman.
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FiveThirtyEight, com has pointed out that when receiving an automatic phone poll (a.k.a. a "robocall"), support is at its highest.
Steve Bloom: Legalization or Bust: A Brief History of Marijuana Prohibition Steve Bloom 2010
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Justice O'Connor, who retired from the Supreme Court in 2006 but still actively hears cases as a visiting judge on the federal appeals bench, is featured in an automated "robocall" that went out to voters on Tuesday ....
Midterm elections live blog - Wednesday 27 October Richard Adams 2010
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Today, Betty White left a warm and positive phone message (listen here) with about a half million Missouri women voters in support of Prop B-- a different kind of robocall, given that this campaign tool is so often used to convey harsh and dishonest information about a candidate or issue campaign on the eve of an election.
Wayne Pacelle: "Hot in Kansas City" - And the Rest of Missouri Wayne Pacelle 2010
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FiveThirtyEight, com has pointed out that when receiving an automatic phone poll (a.k.a. a "robocall"), support is at its highest.
Steve Bloom: Legalization or Bust: A Brief History of Marijuana Prohibition Steve Bloom 2010
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FiveThirtyEight, com has pointed out that when receiving an automatic phone poll (a.k.a. a "robocall"), support is at its highest.
Steve Bloom: Legalization or Bust: A Brief History of Marijuana Prohibition Steve Bloom 2010
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Jackson's campaign placed a "robocall" to Berwyn Heights voters the night before the election, an occurrence which led to several conversations at the town's polling site, Calvo wrote.
Berwyn Heights mayor who is suing Pr. George's sheriff wins reelection 2010
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But the 2008 vice presidential nominee recorded a "robocall" that Murphy said rang on the phones of 260,000 likely Maryland primary voters.
kad commented on the word robocall
This robocall has John McCain in hot water right now:
October 20, 2008
ecbrenner commented on the word robocall
"An automated phone call that plays a recorded message." --Word Spy
January 29, 2010