Debategate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

debate +‎ -gate

Proper noun[edit]

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