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Plamegate

Plamegate proper noun: a 2005 controversy around the alleged leaking to the media of the identity of Valerie Plame, a covert CIA agent.

Proper noun

Plamegate

  1. (informal) A 2005 controversy around the alleged leaking to the media of the identity of Valerie Plame, a covert CIA agent.
    Synonyms:
    Leakgate

Synonyms of Plamegate

Origin of Plamegate

From Plame + -gate.

Questions about Plamegate

What does Plamegate mean?
Plamegate means a 2005 controversy around the alleged leaking to the media of the identity of Valerie Plame, a covert CIA agent.
What part of speech is Plamegate?
Plamegate is a proper noun.

Words near Plamegate in the dictionary

  1. plamasser
  2. plamassers
  3. Plambeck
  4. Plambecks
  5. Plame
  6. Plamegate
  7. plamid
  8. plaminogen
  9. plamodel
  10. plamodels
  11. Plamondon

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