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Rathergate

Rathergate proper noun: the Killian documents controversy, a 2004 controversy involving apparently forged documents critical of George W. Bush's military service.

Proper noun

Rathergate

  1. The Killian documents controversy, a 2004 controversy involving apparently forged documents critical of George W. Bush's military service.
    Synonyms:
    Memogate

Synonyms of Rathergate

Origin of Rathergate

From Rather + -gate, from the involvement of news anchor Dan Rather.

Questions about Rathergate

What does Rathergate mean?
Rathergate means the Killian documents controversy, a 2004 controversy involving apparently forged documents critical of George W. Bush's military service.
What part of speech is Rathergate?
Rathergate is a proper noun.

Words near Rathergate in the dictionary

  1. Rathen
  2. ratheness
  3. rather
  4. rather than
  5. rathered
  6. Rathergate
  7. rathering
  8. ratheripe
  9. ratheripes
  10. ratherish
  11. Ratherism

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