Watergate scandal

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• Watergate scandal — Watergate redirects here. For other uses, see Watergate (disambiguation). Watergate …   Wikipedia

• Watergate scandal — (1972–74) Political scandal involving illegal activities by Pres. Richard Nixon s administration. In June 1972 five burglars were arrested after breaking into the Democratic Party s national headquarters at the Watergate Hotel complex in… …   Universalium

• Watergate scandal — noun a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974 • Syn: ↑Watergate • Instance Hypernyms: ↑scandal, ↑outrage …   Useful english dictionary

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• Watergate complex — Infobox nrhp | name =Watergate nrhp type = caption =The Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. location= Washington, D.C. area =Foggy Bottom built =1962 architect= Moretti, Luigi; Timchenko, Boris, et al. architecture= Modern Movement added =… …   Wikipedia

• Watergate (disambiguation) — A watergate is a gate opening onto water, or only or mainly accessible by water. However the word can (and very often, in the news and modern history, does) refer to:*Watergate complex, an office apartment hotel complex built in 1967 in northwest …   Wikipedia

• Watergate burglaries — WatergateThe Watergate burglaries, which took place on May 28 and June 17, 1972, have been cited in testimony, media accounts, and popular works on Watergate as the pivotal event that led ultimately to the Watergate scandal. Five men who were… …   Wikipedia

• Watergate timeline — Timeline of the Watergate scandal mdash;Regarding attempts by the sitting U.S. President to discredit an anti war whistleblower of official capacity, and upon exposure of related improprieties, to use the powers of office to silence political and …   Wikipedia

• Watergate Babies — The term Watergate Babies refers to the Democrats elected to the United States Congress in 1974 following president Richard Nixon s resignation over the Watergate scandal. Tom Downey was the youngest among the babies being age 25 upon election,… …   Wikipedia

• Scandal — A scandal is a widely publicized incident that involves allegations of wrongdoing, disgrace, or moral outrage. A scandal may be based on reality, the product of false allegations, or a mixture of both.Some scandals are broken by whistleblowers… …   Wikipedia

• scandal — /skan dl/, n., v., scandaled, scandaling or (esp. Brit.) scandalled, scandalling. n. 1. a disgraceful or discreditable action, circumstance, etc. 2. an offense caused by a fault or misdeed. 3. damage to reputation; public disgrace. 4. defamatory… …   Universalium