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Lobbygate

Lobbygate proper noun: a political scandal of 1998 in which lobbyists Derek Draper and Jonathan Mendelsohn were secretly recorded boasting that they could sell access to government ministers and create tax breaks for their clients.

Proper noun

Lobbygate

  1. (UK) A political scandal of 1998 in which lobbyists Derek Draper and Jonathan Mendelsohn were secretly recorded boasting that they could sell access to government ministers and create tax breaks for their clients.

Origin of Lobbygate

From lobby + -gate.

Questions about Lobbygate

What does Lobbygate mean?
Lobbygate means a political scandal of 1998 in which lobbyists Derek Draper and Jonathan Mendelsohn were secretly recorded boasting that they could sell access to government ministers and create tax breaks for their clients.
What part of speech is Lobbygate?
Lobbygate is a proper noun.

Words near Lobbygate in the dictionary

  1. lobbyconned
  2. lobbyconning
  3. lobbycons
  4. lobbyer
  5. lobbyers
  6. Lobbygate
  7. Lobbygobbler
  8. lobbygow
  9. lobbygows
  10. lobbying
  11. lobbying out

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