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spad
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A government adviser, often in a political or media role.
Other meanings
2. noun
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.
3. noun
An instance of a signal passed at danger.
4. noun
A relative measurement of the amount of chlorophyll present in a leaf, based on measurements with a SPAD meter produced by Minolta.
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