💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rathergate"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| iraqgatenoun | (informal) A 2003 Finnish scandal involving the leaking of secret documents to politician Anneli Jäätteenmäki in connection with the war in Iraq. |
| billygatenoun | (informal) A 1980 controversy around the issue of President Jimmy Carter's brother, Billy Carter, legally representing the Libyan government as a foreign agent. |
| hairgatenoun | (informal) A 1993 controversy around allegations that Bill Clinton's haircut aboard Air Force One delayed air traffic. |
| travelgatenoun | (informal, US politics) The White House travel office controversy of 1993. |
| reutersgatenoun | (informal) The controversy around a series of digitally manipulated photographs taken by Adnan Hajj, a Lebanese freelance photographer, and presented as part of Reuters' news coverage of the 2006 Israel–Lebanon conflict. |
| gategatenoun | (UK, informal) Synonym of Plebgate. |
| troopergatenoun | A 1994 controversy around allegations by two Arkansas state troopers that they arranged sexual liaisons for then-governor Bill Clinton. |
| emailgatenoun | (informal, US politics) A 2015 controversy around Hillary Clinton's use of a private email account and server, in violation of federal security and transparency guidelines. |
| sexgatenoun | (chiefly US) Any sex-related public scandal, especially the Monica Lewinsky scandal. |
| gloriagatenoun | (Philippine politics, neologism, colloquial) A 2005 electoral scandal in the Philippines involving leaked telephone conversations between former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and a commissioner of the Commission on Elections, the two allegedly conspiring to rig the results of the presidential election. |
| hackgatenoun | (UK, slang) The News International phone hacking scandal. |
| grannygatenoun | (informal, sports) Any of several different sporting scandals, typically regarding eligibility of players for national teams based on their family histories. |
| celebgatenoun | (informal) A 2014 controversy in which almost 500 private photographs of various celebrities, many containing nudity, were leaked and disseminated through social media. |
| garglegatenoun | (informal) A 2010 controversy around a radio interview given by Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Brian Cowen, in which many commentators said he appeared to be suffering from a hangover. |
| crashgatenoun | (informal) A 2008 controversy around allegations of race fixing at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. |
| kazakhgatenoun | (informal) A scandal of the 2000s involving American businessman James Giffen, who was accused of bribing high-level Kazakhstani officials to secure oil contracts for Western companies in the 1990s. |
| grangegatenoun | (informal, Australian politics) A 2014 scandal over Australian politician Barry O'Farrell's failure to declare a gift of a $3,000 bottle of Grange Hermitage wine from a business executive. |
| homeworkgatenoun | (informal) A controversy involving the Australian cricket team's tour of India in 2013, during which players were suspended from play following breaches of discipline. |
| gerstmanngatenoun | (informal) A controversy following the 2007 dismissal of Jeff Gerstmann from his position as Editorial Director of GameSpot, alleged by some to be a consequence of his giving only a mediocre rating to a video game that was being heavily advertised on GameSpot at the time. |
| kevin's gatenoun | (slang, humorous, derogatory) The 1995 film Waterworld, known for its runaway production costs. |
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