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Noun: spad
Usage: UK, informal
  1. (politics) a special advisor to a government minister
    "The minister relied heavily on her spad for policy guidance"
Abbreviation: SPAD
Usage: UK
  1. (rail transport) signal passed at danger (when a train passes a stop signal without authority)

Derived forms: spads

Encyclopedia: Spad

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