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In hindsight, Watergate was a curse as well as a blessing for American journalism. The courageous reporting of the 'Post' and the 'New York Times' - coupled with the favourable Supreme Court rulings on publication of the Pentagon Papers - were landmarks for the interpretation of First Amendment rights and the freedom of the press.
Lionel Barber

Meaning of "Watergate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WATERGATE

Watergate  [ˈwɔːtəˌɡeɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATERGATE

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Watergate is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WATERGATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Watergate

Watergate scandal

The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s as a result of the June 17, 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and the Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement. When the conspiracy was discovered and investigated by the US Congress, the Nixon administration's resistance to its probes led to a constitutional crisis. The term Watergate has come to encompass an array of clandestine and often illegal activities undertaken by members of the Nixon administration. Those activities included "dirty tricks" such as bugging the offices of political opponents and people of whom Nixon or his officials were suspicious. Nixon and his close aides ordered harassment of activist groups and political figures, using the FBI, CIA, and the Internal Revenue Service. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, articles of impeachment, and the resignation of Richard Nixon, the President of the United States, on August 9, 1974—the only resignation of a U.S. president to date.

Definition of Watergate in the English dictionary

The definition of Watergate in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WATERGATE


arrogate
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delegate
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derogate
ˈdɛrəˌɡeɪt
divagate
ˈdaɪvəˌɡeɪt
expurgate
ˈɛkspəˌɡeɪt
extravagate
ɪkˈstrævəˌɡeɪt
homologate
hɒˈmɒləˌɡeɪt
indagate
ˈɪndəˌɡeɪt
interrogate
ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪt
investigate
ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡeɪt
mitigate
ˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪt
navigate
ˈnævɪˌɡeɪt
objurgate
ˈɒbdʒəˌɡeɪt
propagate
ˈprɒpəˌɡeɪt
prorogate
ˈprəʊrəˌɡeɪt
reinterrogate
ˌriːɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪt
runagate
ˈrʌnəˌɡeɪt
subrogate
ˈsʌbrəˌɡeɪt
supererogate
ˌsuːpərˈɛrəˌɡeɪt
tailgate
ˈteɪlˌɡeɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WATERGATE

Waterford
waterfowl
waterfowler
waterfront
waterhead
Waterhouse

WORDS THAT END LIKE WATERGATE

agate
aggregate
AND gate
climategate
elongate
ergate
exclusive OR gate
frigate
gate
Harrogate
in the aggregate
legate
liftgate
Margate
moss agate
negate
obligate
surrogate
virgate
Wingate

Synonyms and antonyms of Watergate in the English dictionary of synonyms

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The translations of Watergate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Watergate» in English.

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水门事件
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Watergate
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Watergate
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वाटरगेट
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وترغيت
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Уотергейт
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Watergate
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জলকপাট
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Watergate
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Watergate
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Watergate
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Translator English - Japanese

ウォーターゲート事件
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워터 게이트
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Watergate
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Watergate
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வாட்டர்கேட்
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वॉटरगेट
75 millions of speakers

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Watergate
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Watergate
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Watergate
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Уотергейт
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Watergate
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Watergate
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Watergate
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Watergate
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Watergate
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Trends of use of Watergate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATERGATE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Watergate

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10 QUOTES WITH «WATERGATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Watergate.
1
Stephen Ambrose
Even before Watergate and his resignation, Nixon had inspired conflicting and passionate emotions.
2
J. G. Ballard
The American Dream has run out of gas. The car has stopped. It no longer supplies the world with its images, its dreams, its fantasies. No more. It's over. It supplies the world with its nightmares now: the Kennedy assassination, Watergate, Vietnam.
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Lionel Barber
In hindsight, Watergate was a curse as well as a blessing for American journalism. The courageous reporting of the 'Post' and the 'New York Times' - coupled with the favourable Supreme Court rulings on publication of the Pentagon Papers - were landmarks for the interpretation of First Amendment rights and the freedom of the press.
4
Richard Ben-Veniste
Gerald R. Ford was a decent and honorable man. Under his steady hand, the nation began the process of recovering from the terrible trauma of Watergate - the lies, distortions, cover-ups, misuses of federal agencies to exact political revenge, illegal wiretapping, burglaries.
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Richard Ben-Veniste
When Richard M. Nixon resigned and Ford became the 38th president of the United States, the Watergate Special Prosecutor's Office, of which I was a member, was preparing for the criminal trials of Nixon's top aides - H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman and John Mitchell.
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Carl Bernstein
The great thing about Watergate is, is that the system worked. The American system worked. The press did its job. We did what we were supposed to do.
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Ben Bradlee
There have been as many investigative reporters on this newspaper working on Clinton's many problems as I can remember there were working on Watergate.
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Tony Campolo
I contend that, in spite of all that might be said about Watergate, Richard Nixon was good for the poor people of America.
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John le Carre
Until we have a better relationship between private performance and the public truth, as was demonstrated with Watergate, we as the public are absolutely right to remain suspicious, contemptuous even, of the secrecy and the misinformation which is the digest of our news.
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Charles Colson
I learned one thing in Watergate: I was well-intentioned but rationalized illegal behavior. You cannot live your life other than walking in the truth. Your means are as important as your ends.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATERGATE»

Discover the use of Watergate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Watergate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Watergate
Sheds new light on the Watergate scandal that forced the resignation of Richard Nixon and altered the history of American politics.
Fred Emery, 1995
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Watergate: A Novel
A retelling of the Watergate scandal from the kaleidoscopic perspectives of seven of its perpetrators and investigators illuminates the drama and high comedy of the Nixon presidency and imagines the answers to such mysteries as who erased ...
Thomas Mallon, 2013
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Watergate: the presidential scandal that shook America
Olson offers a "layman's guide to Watergate, " a concise and readable one-volume history that highlights the key events in this dark drama. 20 photos.
Keith W. Olson, 2003
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Watergate: Scandal in the White House
Examines the Watergate scandal that caused President Nixon to resign as president.
Dale Anderson, 2006
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Watergate: The Hidden History : Nixon, the Mafia, and the CIA
New research and findings address Richard Nixon's motives in the Watergate scandal, describing the information that the former President wanted so badly, he was willing to jeopardize his position by ordering a number of criminal operations.
Lamar Waldron, 2012
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Watergate: A Brief History with Documents
The second edition of Watergate: A Brief History with Documents presents a collection of relevant historic documents from Nixon's acceptance speech at the 1968 Republican National Convention to his 1974 pardon.
Stanley I. Kutler, 2010
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Watergate: The FBI Files
Watergate: The FBI Files contains the actual original and declassified criminal investigation files related to the break-in of the Democratic National Committee Headquarters that occurred on June 17, 1972, at the Watergate Complex in ...
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Watergate, 2007
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Watergate in American Memory: How We Remember, Forget, and ...
Considers the effect of Watergate on individual careers, legislative reforms, and expectations of the media
Michael Schudson, 1993
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Watergate
Presents a collection of cartoons and caricatures, accompanied by background and analysis, about the Watergate Affair and Richard Nixon's involvement in the scandal.
William Dudley, 2002
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Shadow: Five Presidents And The Legacy Of Watergate
Bob Woodward's mix of historical perspective and journalistic sleuthing provides a unique perspective on the repercussions of Watergate and proves that it was far more than a passing, embarrassing crisis in American politics: it heralded ...
Bob Woodward, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATERGATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Watergate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Search & Rescue Crews at Scene of "Pancake Collapse" at …
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said some people may be missing following a three-story collapse at a Watergate complex parking garage Friday morning. «NBC4 Washington, May 15»
2
UW's Watergate historian dies at 80
MADISON — Watergate historian Stanley Kutler, who successfully fought for the release of President Richard Nixon's secret tapes, died Tuesday. He was 80. «Green Bay Press Gazette, Apr 15»
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The weekend Watergate unraveled: Bob Woodward and John Dean …
While Bob Woodward was bringing the details of the Watergate scandal to light for the Washington Post 41 years ago, then-White House Counsel John Dean ... «Yahoo News, Oct 14»
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Watergate quiz
How well do you know Watergate? This 100-question quiz from the summer of 1974 will provide the answer. If you were a newspaper reader when Watergate ... «Washington Post, Oct 14»
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Watergate Lessons: Bob Woodward and Ben Bradlee on the …
In one case they made a glaring front-page error, saying that a witness had accused White House chief of staff H.R. Haldeman of controlling a secret Watergate ... «Fox News, Oct 14»
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Legendary Watergate editor Ben Bradlee dies at 93
Ben Bradlee was executive editor of The Washington Post from 1968–1991 and oversaw the paper's famous Watergate reporting. He died Tuesday at the age of ... «PBS NewsHour, Oct 14»
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Discredited Nixon Aides Defend Disgraced President For Watergate
Three former aides to Richard Nixon are defending the disgraced president surrounding the 40th anniversary of his resignation over the Watergate scandal. «Media Matters for America, Aug 14»
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It's time for John Dean to tell the truth about Watergate
Saturday, August 9 marks the fortieth anniversary of President Richard Nixon's resignation over the scandal known as Watergate. It's hard to believe but 40 years ... «Fox News, Aug 14»
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The 'Bridge' From Watergate To Reagan, Masterfully Drawn
News becomes history in a second. That's one of the reasons history stays alive — people will always discuss the past as long as there's something to disagree ... «NPR, Aug 14»
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Howard Henry Baker Jr. dies at 88; key player in Watergate hearings
But Baker, who forged a life of consensus in a capital known for contention, is best remembered for the one question he asked of witnesses during the Watergate ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 14»

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