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Watergate

proper noun

  1. series of scandals in the United States occurring during the Nixon administration
  2. Watergate Complex in Washington, DC, USA
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈwɑtəɹˌɡeɪt/

name

Etymology: 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.

  1. 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.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English watergate, wateregate, watur-ȝate, equivalent to water + gate.

  1. A gate opening onto water, or only or mainly accessible by water.
  2. Alternative form of water gate.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English watergate, wateregate, watur-ȝate, equivalent to water + gate.

  1. Alternative form of Watergate.