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Vouchergate

Vouchergate proper noun: a scandal in Sierra Leone in the 1980s, involving the fraudulent manipulation of payment vouchers to take government money.

Proper noun

Vouchergate

  1. A scandal in Sierra Leone in the 1980s, involving the fraudulent manipulation of payment vouchers to take government money.
    Synonyms:
    Squandergate

Synonyms of Vouchergate

Origin of Vouchergate

From voucher + -gate.

Questions about Vouchergate

What does Vouchergate mean?
Vouchergate means a scandal in Sierra Leone in the 1980s, involving the fraudulent manipulation of payment vouchers to take government money.
What part of speech is Vouchergate?
Vouchergate is a proper noun.

Words near Vouchergate in the dictionary

  1. vouched for
  2. vouchee
  3. vouchees
  4. voucher
  5. vouchered
  6. Vouchergate
  7. vouchering
  8. voucherless
  9. vouchers
  10. vouches
  11. vouches for

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