watergate
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Watergate¹
- /ˈwɑtəɹˌɡeɪt/ US
Sounds like Wottergate
Where it comes from
From the name of the Watergate Hotel; the complex itself was named after the "Water Gate" area where symphony orchestra concerts were staged on the Potomac River between 1935 and 1965.
proper noun
- An American political scandal (beginning with a burglary in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, in 1972) that eventually led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon.
verb Watergates · Watergating · Watergated · watergate
- To treat in a manner reminiscent of the Watergate scandal.
- To engage in activities associated with the Watergate scandal.
watergate²
Where it comes from
From Middle English watergate, wateregate, watur-ȝate, equivalent to water + gate.
noun watergates
- A gate opening onto water, or only or mainly accessible by water.
- Alternative form of water gate
verb watergates · watergating · watergated
- Alternative form of Watergate
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bugging, vietnam, coverup, breakin, scandal, affair, controversy, cover-up, wrongdoing, corruption, malfeasance, misconduct, impropriety, conspiracy, deceit, intrigue
Translations
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name scandal
| 한국어 | 워터게이트 사건 woteogeiteu sageon |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ウォーターゲート事件 Wōtāgēto jiken, ウォーターゲート Wōtāgēto |
| 中文 | 水門事件 /水门事件 Shuǐmén shìjiàn |
| हिन्दी | वॉटरगेट vŏṭargeṭ |
| Português | Watergate |
| Français | Watergate |
| Deutsch | Watergate, Watergate-Affäre, Watergate-Skandal |
| Русский | Уотерге́йтский сканда́л Uotɛrgéjtskij skandál, Уотерге́йт Uotɛrgéjt, Уо́тергейт Uótɛrgejt |
| العربية | ووتر غيت wuatar ghit |
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title = {watergate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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