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Qatargate

Qatargate proper noun: the Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament.

Proper noun

Qatargate

  1. (neologism) The Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament.
    • 'Qatargate' Scandal Allegedly Involving Cash Bribes Rocks European Parliament2022 December 13, Marita Vlachou, “'Qatargate' Scandal Allegedly Involving Cash Bribes Rocks European Parliament”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2022
    • Tensions rise amid furor of Qatargate2022 December 16, “Tensions rise amid furor of Qatargate”, in Kathimerini

Examples of Qatargate in a sentence

  • AN INFLUENTIAL member of the organisation at the heart of the “Qatargate” scandal in the European Parliament is a convicted terrorist.2022 December 17, Joe Barnes Brussels, “Convicted far-left terrorist at heart of EU’s ‘Qatargate’ scandal”, in The Daily Telegraph:
  • The lawyer of MEP Eva Kaili on Wednesday claimed her innocence in the so-called Qatargate corruption case that has shaken the European Parliament.2022 December 27, “Eva Kaili lawyer claims her innocence in Qatargate corruption scandal”, in Euronews:
  • Alleged corruption was not on the official agenda but Qatargate, as it had become known, overshadowed the gathering.2022 December, Suzanne Lynch, “Anatomy of a scandal: How ‘Qatargate’ crisis shook EU to its core”, in Malta Business Review, number 90...
  • December / EU Qatargate scandal: several EU politicians, including former MEPs Eva Kaili and Antonio Panzeri, are arrested under charges of corruption and money laundering.2022 winter, “2022 in events”, in BEE3, year 06, number 2, European School, Brussels III, page 13:

Origin of Qatargate

From Qatar + -gate.

Questions about Qatargate

What does Qatargate mean?
Qatargate means the Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament.
How do you use Qatargate in a sentence?
AN INFLUENTIAL member of the organisation at the heart of the “Qatargate” scandal in the European Parliament is a convicted terrorist.
What part of speech is Qatargate?
Qatargate is a proper noun.

Words near Qatargate in the dictionary

  1. Qatabanic
  2. Qatabānian
  3. Qatabānic
  4. Qataghan
  5. Qatar
  6. Qatargate
  7. Qatari
  8. Qatariness
  9. Qataris
  10. Qatarization
  11. Qatarize

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