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Watergate   /wˈɔtərgˌeɪt/  /wˈɑtərgˌeɪt/   Listen
Watergate

noun
1.
A political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974.  Synonym: Watergate scandal.






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"Watergate" Quotes from Famous Books



... "The ruling passion strong in—no, not in death. How could a dead hand hold on like that? Boy, dear Boy!" But the Boy made no response. The Tenor had struck out for the nearest bank which, as luck would have it, brought him to the landing place at the watergate. His perception seemed singularly quickened; every sense was actively alive to what was passing; nothing escaped him; and he rendered an account to himself of all that occurred, feeling it strange the while that he should be able to do so ...
— The Heavenly Twins • Madame Sarah Grand



Words linked to "Watergate" :   outrage, scandal, Watergate scandal



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