Watergate

Meanings

1. An American political scandal (beginning with a burglary in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, in 1972) that eventually led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon.

1. To treat in a manner reminiscent of the Watergate scandal.
2. To engage in activities associated with the Watergate scandal.

1. A gate opening onto water, or only or mainly accessible by water.
2. Alternative form of water gate.

1. Alternative form of Watergate.

Etymology

From the name of the Watergate Hotel; the complex itself was named after the "Water Gate" area where symphony orchestra concerts were staged on the Potomac River between 1935 and 1965.