Watergate

== English == === Etymology === From the name of the Watergate Hotel; the complex itself was named after the "Water Gate" area where symphony orchestra concerts were staged on the Potomac River between 1935 and 1965. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈwɑtəɹˌɡeɪt/ Homophone: Wottergate === Proper noun === Watergate An American political scandal (beginning with a burglary in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, in 1972) that eventually led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon. ==== Derived terms ==== -gate Watergate salad ==== Translations ==== === Verb === Watergate (third-person singular simple present Watergates, present participle Watergating, simple past and past participle Watergated) (transitive) To treat in a manner reminiscent of the Watergate scandal. (intransitive, somewhat rare) To engage in activities associated with the Watergate scandal. ==== Alternative forms ==== watergate === References === “Watergate, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2021.