Watergate (redirected from watergates)

Wa·ter·gate  (wôtr-gt, wtr-)

n.

A series of scandals occurring during the Nixon administration in which members of the executive branch organized illegal political espionage against their perceived opponents and were charged with violation of the public trust, bribery, contempt of Congress, and attempted obstruction of justice.

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[After Watergate, a building complex in Washington, D.C., the site of a burglary (1972) that gave rise to the scandals.]

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Watergate [ˈwɔːtəˌgeɪt]

n

1. (Historical Terms) an incident during the 1972 US presidential campaign, when a group of agents employed by the re-election organization of President Richard Nixon were caught breaking into the Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate building, Washington, DC. The consequent political scandal was exacerbated by attempts to conceal the fact that senior White House officials had approved the burglary, and eventually forced the resignation of President Nixon

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any similar public scandal, esp involving politicians or a possible cover-up See also -gate

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Watergate - a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974 Watergate scandal

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Watergate

n → Watergate no art, → die Watergate-Affäre