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Watergate in Portuguese

Watergate in Portuguese is Watergate — Watergate means to treat someone, or handle a situation, in a way that recalls the Watergate political scandal — especially through cover-ups or abuse of power.

Watergate in Portuguese

Watergate
proper noun
An American political scandal (beginning with a burglary in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, in 1972) that eventually led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon.

What does "Watergate" mean?

  1. verb To treat someone, or handle a situation, in a way that recalls the Watergate political scandal — especially through cover-ups or abuse of power.
    "Critics accused the mayor's office of trying to watergate the leaked documents by stonewalling every question."
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Watergate in a sentence

  • Critics accused the mayor's office of trying to watergate the leaked documents by stonewalling every question.

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What is "Watergate" in Portuguese?

"Watergate" in Portuguese is Watergate. Watergate means: To treat someone, or handle a situation, in a way that recalls the Watergate political scandal — especially through cover-ups or abuse of power.

How do you use "Watergate" in a sentence?

Example: "Critics accused the mayor's office of trying to watergate the leaked documents by stonewalling every question." In Portuguese, "Watergate" is Watergate.

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