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☆ -gate (gāt)

a scandal characterized by charges of corruption or illegal acts carried out, usually in a covert manner, by people with power or influence Koreagate

Etymology: < (Water)gate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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