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WATERGATE SCANDAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Watergate scandal mean? 

WATERGATE SCANDAL (noun)
  The noun WATERGATE SCANDAL has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: WATERGATE SCANDAL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WATERGATE SCANDAL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

Watergate; Watergate scandal

Instance hypernyms:

outrage; scandal (a disgraceful event)


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