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- noun a gate opening onto water, or only or mainly accessible by water.
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Examples
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The watergate is the only part of his structure still existing.
The Strand District The Fascination of London Walter Besant 1868
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In the Dark days of watergate Dem's still showed respect for Nixon when he came to speak at thier house ...
Resolution criticizing Wilson passes, on mostly partisan vote 2009
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I watched all the watergate hearings (most all anyway) and heard Republicans lie and lie again util Howard Baker called for the truth.
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After watergate, there was a specific change in the legislature that made it easier for Congress to spend, I can't remember exactly what it was.
Social Security Privatization, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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But mostly, until the public acts with some maturity and shrugs its shoulders en masse at every disclosure of private folly, then muppets will feel justified in promoting said indiscretions as if it was watergate each time.
Charlie Brooker: We shouldn't have to feel paranoid about snoops listening in to everything we say 2011
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After watergate, there was a specific change in the legislature that made it easier for Congress to spend, I can't remember exactly what it was.
Social Security Privatization, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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You watergate crooks believe everyone is a criminal while you commit all of the crimes!
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Either way he isn't fit to work in government, and if he at any time before or after his time there knew about hacking of Gordon Brown as Chancellor Prime Minister is a run up to the election and garnered any insight from that... then we really do have a watergate situation unfolding which may well have effected a far from decisive election result.
Met police reopen investigation into phone hacking at News of the World 2011
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Those who lie about watergate, and the Contra affair are just a few examples.
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Could i be the only one who still wonders about webster hubbell and white-watergate and the death of Vince Foster?
Obama, Clinton supporters both say Clinton attacking unfairly 2008
bilby commented on the word watergate
Would anyone like to work with me on a Watergate list?
August 18, 2009
john commented on the word watergate
Yes please!
August 18, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word watergate
I'll read it! :)
August 18, 2009
reesetee commented on the word watergate
I'm definitely looking forward to seeing it. :-)
August 18, 2009