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Gategate

Gategate proper noun: synonym of Plebgate.

Proper noun

Gategate

  1. (UK, informal) Synonym of Plebgate.
    Synonyms:
    Plebgate

Synonyms of Gategate

Origin of Gategate

From gate + -gate, since the controversy involved a policeman asking MP Andrew Mitchell to leave Downing Street by a different gate.

Questions about Gategate

What does Gategate mean?
Gategate means synonym of Plebgate.
What part of speech is Gategate?
Gategate is a proper noun.

Words near Gategate in the dictionary

  1. gated off
  2. gatefold
  3. gatefolded
  4. gatefolding
  5. gatefolds
  6. Gategate
  7. Gatehead
  8. gatehouse
  9. Gatehouse of Fleet
  10. gatehouseite
  11. gatehouses

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