wikipedia|Watergate scandal
English
Etymology
From the name of the w:Watergate complex|Watergate Hotel
Pronunciation
IPA (US): /�w�t�r�geɪt/
Proper noun
en-proper noun
- an American political scandal (beginning with a burglary in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC in 1972) that eventually led to resignation of US President Richard Nixon
- any scandal usually involving: a) the abuse of one's own, or two or more acting-in-tandem people's own, occupational position(s) (frequently involving one or more public officials and/or involving a person or persons who significantly jeopardize the trust or resources of the public or of a major nonpublic organization � and very frequently involving one or more significant elect|elected public officials and/or involving one or more high appoint|appointed public officials); b) underhanded behavior; and c) a cover-up
- Watergate salad
Related terms
-gate
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