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Denialgate

Denialgate proper noun: the 2012 release of controversial documents from the Heartland Institute, a conservative American think tank, including plans of the institute to attempt to debunk climate change in their work.

Proper noun

Denialgate

  1. The 2012 release of controversial documents from the Heartland Institute, a conservative American think tank, including plans of the institute to attempt to debunk climate change in their work.

Origin of Denialgate

From denial + -gate.

Questions about Denialgate

What does Denialgate mean?
Denialgate means the 2012 release of controversial documents from the Heartland Institute, a conservative American think tank, including plans of the institute to attempt to debunk climate change in their work.
What part of speech is Denialgate?
Denialgate is a proper noun.

Words near Denialgate in the dictionary

  1. denial of pregnancy
  2. denial of service
  3. denial of services
  4. denial-of-service attack
  5. denial-of-service attacks
  6. Denialgate
  7. denialism
  8. denialisms
  9. denialist
  10. denialistic
  11. denialists

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