Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pardongate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: par-don-gate
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The 2001 controversy around Bill Clinton's pardons of 140 people, including Patty Hearst, on his last day in office as President of the United States.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Newly elected Senator Hillary Clinton suddenly found herself caught up in Pardongate's swirl, as prosecutors began reviewing her husband's grant of clemency for four upstate New York rabbis whose village voted for her […]"
"[…] hearings on Pardongate, Clinton's eleventh-hour clemency spree, were still under way."
"Nicknamed “Elvis,” Clinton is considered a “rock star” by the left wing of the Democratic Party, perhaps because he left the White House in shambles after his presidential tour. Whitewater, Travelgate, Monicagate, and Pardongate […]"

Etymology

From pardon + -gate.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pardon

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does pardongate mean?: The 2001 controversy around Bill Clinton's pardons of 140 people, including Patty Hearst, on his last day in office as President of the United States.
Where does pardongate come from?: From pardon + -gate.

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