robocall

noun

1. (US)An automated phone call, commonly for telemarketing purposes, that uses both an autodialer and a recorded message.

   “The e-mailers are upset about “robocalls”—pre-recorded, automated phone calls containing anti-Democratic political messages.”

   “Rand Paul’s presidential campaign has drafted in his father, libertarian icon Ron Paul, to directly attack Republican rival Ted Cruz in a robocall in Iowa, the first time the former presidential candidate has gone on the offensive on his son’s behalf.”

   “Things are at least as bad on mobile phones, which were the lucky recipients of 48 billion robocalls in the United States alone last year.”

verb

1. (transitive)To make a robocall to.

   “Republicans robo-called Americans during their dinner and evening hours, blaming the annoying calls on Democrats.”