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Cheriegate

Cheriegate proper noun: a 2002 controversy over the purchase of two flats in Bristol by Cherie Blair with the alleged assistance of Peter Foster, a convicted Australian conman and boyfriend of Blair's friend Carole Caplin, who negotiated a discount for Blair.

Proper noun

Cheriegate

  1. (UK) A 2002 controversy over the purchase of two flats in Bristol by Cherie Blair with the alleged assistance of Peter Foster, a convicted Australian conman and boyfriend of Blair's friend Carole Caplin, who negotiated a discount for Blair.

Origin of Cheriegate

From Cherie + -gate.

Questions about Cheriegate

What does Cheriegate mean?
Cheriegate means a 2002 controversy over the purchase of two flats in Bristol by Cherie Blair with the alleged assistance of Peter Foster, a convicted Australian conman and boyfriend of Blair's friend Carole Caplin, who negotiated a discount for Blair.
What part of speech is Cheriegate?
Cheriegate is a proper noun.

Words near Cheriegate in the dictionary

  1. Cheri
  2. Cherian
  3. Cherians
  4. Cheribon
  5. Cherie
  6. Cheriegate
  7. Cherik
  8. Cherilyn
  9. cherimoya
  10. cherimoyas
  11. cherimoyer

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