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iran contra= national security issue
The suffix -gate derives from the Watergate scandal of the United States in the early 1970s, which resulted in the resignation of U.S. President Richard Nixon. Note that Watergate itself does not meet the -gate construction rule, as the scandal was named after the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C.; the complex itself was named after the "Water Gate" area where symphony orchestra concerts were staged on the Potomac River between 1935 and 1965
Why does any phrase or word get fashionable? It just caught the mood of the time.
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We form nouns from the names of people,places or things by using -gate as suffix to them. This suffix means " connected". Like Memo-Gate Scandal in Pakistan means Scandal connected with memo or like Water-gate Scandle that brought about the resignation of President Nixon in 1974. -Abid Ali Durrani Sukkur
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The Watergate scandal is named after the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., where a break-in occurred at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in June 1972. The term "Watergate" came to symbolize the broader political scandal involving the Nixon administration's attempts to cover up its involvement in the break-in and other illicit activities. The scandal ultimately led to President Richard Nixon's resignation in 1974, marking a significant moment in American political history.
Watergate Gate scandal
because the devil owns the gate.
There's a Silver Moon on the Golden Gate was created in 1937.
GOLDEN GATE PARK
Memo gate refers to a political scandal involving the leaking of confidential memos related to the Iraq War. In 2003, a British civil servant leaked memos to a newspaper that revealed questionable intelligence, misleading information, and discussions about the invasion. This scandal raised concerns about the legitimacy and justification for the war.