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Grangegate

Grangegate proper noun: a 2014 scandal over Australian politician Barry O'Farrell's failure to declare a gift of a $3,000 bottle of Grange Hermitage wine from a business executive.

Proper noun

Grangegate

  1. (Australian, informal) A 2014 scandal over Australian politician Barry O'Farrell's failure to declare a gift of a $3,000 bottle of Grange Hermitage wine from a business executive.

Origin of Grangegate

From grange + -gate.

Questions about Grangegate

What does Grangegate mean?
Grangegate means a 2014 scandal over Australian politician Barry O'Farrell's failure to declare a gift of a $3,000 bottle of Grange Hermitage wine from a business executive.
What part of speech is Grangegate?
Grangegate is a proper noun.

Words near Grangegate in the dictionary

  1. Grange Hill
  2. Grange in Borrowdale
  3. Grange Park
  4. Grange-over-Sands
  5. Grangefields
  6. Grangegate
  7. Grangemouth
  8. granger
  9. granger law
  10. granger laws
  11. granger railroad

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