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lobbygate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lob-by-gate
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A political scandal of 1998 in which lobbyists Derek Draper and Jonathan Mendelsohn were secretly recorded boasting that they could sell access to government ministers and create tax breaks for their clients.

British usage

Etymology

From lobby + -gate.

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What does lobbygate mean?
A political scandal of 1998 in which lobbyists Derek Draper and Jonathan Mendelsohn were secretly recorded boasting that they could sell access to government ministers and create tax breaks for their clients.
Where does lobbygate come from?
From lobby + -gate.

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