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watergate

/ˈwɔːtərgeɪt/ noun · British & US
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What does watergate mean?

noun

A major scandal in the United States in the 1970s, involving the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., and the subsequent cover-up by the Nixon administration.

Example

"The Watergate scandal led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974."

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