[Wa.ter.gate] n [Watergate, apartment and office complex in Washington, D.C.; fr. the scandal following the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters there in 1972] (1973): a scandal usu. involving abuses of office, skulduggery, and a cover-up
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Meaning of WATERGATE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012