Debategate

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Etymology

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From debate +‎ -gate.

Proper noun

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Debategate

  1. (informal, US politics) A 1980s political scandal affecting the administration of Ronald Reagan, where Reagan's team somehow acquired President Jimmy Carter's briefing papers for a debate with Reagan.
    Synonym: Briefingate