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Meaning of "robocall" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROBOCALL

robocall  [ˈrəʊbəʊˌkɔːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROBOCALL

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Robocall is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ROBOCALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Robocall

A robocall is a phone call that uses a computerized autodialer to deliver a pre-recorded message, as if from a robot, hence the name. Robocalls are often associated with political and telemarketing phone campaigns, but can also be used for public-service or emergency announcements. Some robocalls use personalized audio messages to simulate an actual personal phone call.

Definition of robocall in the English dictionary

The definition of robocall in the dictionary is a pre-recorded telephone message transmitted by an automated device, usually as part of a marketing campaign.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROBOCALL


amplexicaul
æmˈplɛksɪˌkɔːl
call
kɔːl
catcall
ˈkætˌkɔːl
caul
kɔːl
jackal
ˈdʒækɔːl
McCall
məˈkɔːl
nudicaul
ˈnjuːdɪˌkɔːl
outcall
ˈaʊtˌkɔːl
overcall
ˈəʊvəˌkɔːl
photocall
ˈfəʊtəʊkɔːl
recall
rɪˈkɔːl
rhizocaul
ˈraɪzəʊˌkɔːl
Rockall
ˈrɒkɔːl
scall
skɔːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROBOCALL

roble
roborant
roborating
robot
robot bomb
robot dancing
robot plane
robot-like
robotic
robotic dancing
robotically
robotics
robotisation
robotise
robotism
robotization
robotize
robotry

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROBOCALL

alarm call
clarion call
close call
collect call
conference call
curtain call
emergency call
follow-up call
house call
line call
local call
long-distance call
on call
phone call
roll call
telephone call
too close to call
total recall
video call
wake-up call

Synonyms and antonyms of robocall in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «robocall» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROBOCALL

Find out the translation of robocall to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of robocall from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «robocall» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

robocall
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

robocall
570 millions of speakers

English

robocall
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

robocall
380 millions of speakers
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robocall
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

robocall
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

robocall
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

robocall
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

robocall
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Robocall
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

robocall
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

robocall
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

robocall
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Robocall
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

robocall
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

robocall
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रोबॉक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

robocall
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

robocall
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

robocall
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

robocall
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

robocall
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

robocall
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

robocall
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

robocall
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

robocall
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of robocall

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROBOCALL»

The term «robocall» is regularly used and occupies the 69.266 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about robocall

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROBOCALL»

Discover the use of robocall in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to robocall and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Robocall
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
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Real-Time Marketing and PR: How to Instantly Engage Your ...
Did. You. Hear. the. One. about. the. Pornographic. Robocall? Contacting reporters as they write pays off for Shaun Dakin, founder and CEO of the National Political Do Not Contact Registry. By feeding journalists interesting story leads in real ...
David Meerman Scott, 2011
3
Safire's Political Dictionary
LOW ROAD is referred to by politicians with sights set on Pennsylvania Avenue who decry GUT- TER FLYERS and MADISON AVENUE TECHNIQUES as efforts to confuse the MAN IN THE STREET . robocall A prerecorded telephone call sent  ...
William Safire, 2008
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47 CFR Telecommunication: CFR Parts 70-79
6, 1996] §64.1202 Public safety point do-not-call registry. (a) As used in this section, the following terms are defined as: (1) Operators of automatic dialing or robocall equipment. Any person or entity who uses an automatic telephone dialing ...
Office of The Federal Register, 2013
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Presidential Campaigns, Slogans, Issues, and Platforms: The ...
During the 2000s, both political parties made use ofthe “robocall” in presidential primary and general election campaigns. Long before political campaigns began to make use of robocall technology, GOTV operations relied heavily upon ...
Robert North Roberts, Scott John Hammond, 2012
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Title 47 Telecommunication Parts 40 to 69 (Revised as of ...
An operator of automatic dialing equipment or robocall equipment shall, to prevent such calls to any telephone number on the registry, access and employ a version of the PSAP Do-Not-Call registry obtained from the registry administrator no ...
Office of The Federal Register, Enhanced by IntraWEB, LLC, 2013
7
Obama on Edge
McCain's. Finest. Robocall. I've been hiring people to record robocalls that grind through phone lines to warn voters in battleground states that Barack Obama loves crime, domestic terrorists, and abortions, and that he's a weakling incapable ...
George Thomas Clark, 2012
8
Grace
was getting ready for school on Monday when the robocall came. She picked up the house phone, thinking it was strange that they'd be getting a call so early in the morning. “Hello, Two Rivers parents, this is Mrs. Cross. School is canceled ...
T. Greenwood, 2012
9
Blocking Public Participation: The Use of Strategic ...
Bass (2002);robocall scandal parliamentaryprivilege, 64–66, 71, 74,83,87 Pennsylvania, regulation of SLAPPs,99 People's ActionParty,77–78 petition, right to, 12, 26, 27, 28, 34, 59, 116 Petter, Andrew, 106 political participation: defininglimits ...
Byron Sheldrick, 2014
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Canadian Politics, Sixth Edition
Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. Fleras, Augie. 2011. The MediaGaze: Representations of Diversitiesin Canada.Vancouver: Universityof British ColumbiaPress. Ivison, John. 2012. “Tory Database Likely Key to Cracking Robocall ...
James Bickerton, Alain-G. Gagnon, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROBOCALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term robocall is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hate those robocall polls? The FCC is cracking down
In the years since the federal "Do Not Call" registry, there's been a big rise in the number of robocalls -- automated and recorded calls and texts that barrage your ... «PBS NewsHour, Jun 15»
2
De Blasio Robocall Urges Landlords To Help Homeless
In the robocall, he tells landlords they have an opportunity to fill vacancies in their building and receive a $1,000 bonus from the city. The bonus is in addition to ... «CBS Local, Mar 15»
3
FTC targets group that made billions of robocalls
FTC and 10 state attorneys general settle with vacation services group that made massive amounts of robocalls across the country. «Network World, Mar 15»
4
Michelle Duggar robocall tries to rally opposition to Fayetteville's anti …
A robocall placed to area voters at around noon Monday is urging residents to speak out against Fayetteville's proposed anti-discrimination ordinance. The call ... «Fayetteville Flyer, Aug 14»
5
Star robocalls witness points to Michael Sona, Ken Morgan
Prescott has rarely spoken about the robocalls investigation, but in October 2012 called misleading voters a "disgusting" trick and said he appreciated the ... «CBC.ca, Jun 14»
6
Feds robocall themselves in search for unused telephone lines
The federal government has been running a massive robocall campaign out of Ottawa, dialling its own offices and hoping no one answers. The objective? «CBC.ca, May 14»
7
Rob Ford defends his robocalls about Scarborough councillor
Mayor Rob Ford says he ordered robocalls to east-end Toronto residents in order to make sure they knew their city councillor voted against the subway ... «CBC.ca, Oct 13»
8
Illegal robocalls vary by state, hard to trace
At least once a day, Carole Sanfilippo gets a telemarketing call, despite having registered her phone number on the national Do Not Call registry three years ago ... «USA TODAY, Aug 13»
9
Henson's appeal on Election Day 'relax' robocall rejected
A federal court on Monday rejected political consultant Julius Henson's appeal of a $1 million civil judgment against him for an illegal Election Day robocall. «Baltimore Sun, Jul 13»
10
Paul Dewar fined $7000 over 2012 leadership campaign robo-calls
NDP MP Paul Dewar has been slapped with a $7,000 fine for robocalls during his 2012 leadership campaign that failed to properly identify who was behind the ... «Globe and Mail, Jul 13»

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