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Fallagate

Fallagate proper noun: a 2007 political scandal in Guernsey over an attempt to avoid a political conflict of interest over a hospital extension plan.

Proper noun

Fallagate

  1. (informal) A 2007 political scandal in Guernsey over an attempt to avoid a political conflict of interest over a hospital extension plan.

Origin of Fallagate

From Falla + -gate, after the name of the construction company involved, from the owners' surname.

Questions about Fallagate

What does Fallagate mean?
Fallagate means a 2007 political scandal in Guernsey over an attempt to avoid a political conflict of interest over a hospital extension plan.
What part of speech is Fallagate?
Fallagate is a proper noun.

Words near Fallagate in the dictionary

  1. fallaciousness
  2. fallacy
  3. fallacy fallacies
  4. fallacy fallacy
  5. fallacy of composition
  6. Fallagate
  7. fallal
  8. fallaleries
  9. fallalery
  10. fallals
  11. Fallas

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