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Bandargate

Bandargate proper noun: a scandal in which the Bahraini government sought to marginalize the country's Shia majority.

Proper noun

Bandargate

  1. A scandal in which the Bahraini government sought to marginalize the country's Shia majority.
    • The scandal, which is being called “Bandargate” after the author of the report, Salah al-Bandar, reaches to the core of this tiny island kingdom’s simmering tensions.2006 February 10, Hassan M. Fattah, “Report Cites Bid by Sunnis in Bahrain to Rig Elections”, in The New York Times

Origin of Bandargate

From Bandar + -gate, named after reporter Salah al-Bandar.

Questions about Bandargate

What does Bandargate mean?
Bandargate means a scandal in which the Bahraini government sought to marginalize the country's Shia majority.
What part of speech is Bandargate?
Bandargate is a proper noun.

Words near Bandargate in the dictionary

  1. Bandar-e Khomeyni
  2. Bandarban
  3. Bandarban District
  4. Bandaree
  5. Bandarees
  6. Bandargate
  7. bandari
  8. bandarillo
  9. bandarillos
  10. bandaris
  11. bandars

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