robocall

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