"Choppergate" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: EN-AU ck1 Choppergate.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: chopper + -gate Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chopper|gate}} chopper + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Choppergate
  1. (informal, Australia) A 2011 controversy around the broadcast by Nine News of fake footage of a helicopter supposedly flying near Beerwah, Queensland, where the remains of murdered schoolboy Daniel Morcombe had been found earlier that month. Tags: Australia, informal
    Sense id: en-Choppergate-en-name-ydy66Mu8 Categories (other): Australian English
  2. (informal, Australia) An Australian political scandal of 2014 involving Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives Bronwyn Bishop flying from Melbourne to a party fundraiser in Geelong, at a cost of AUD$5227. Tags: Australia, informal
    Sense id: en-Choppergate-en-name-nmTP5J0P Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gate Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 45 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -gate: 26 51 23
  3. (informal, India) A 2013 controversy around alleged bribery and corruption in the purchase of a fleet of helicopters for Indian state officials. Tags: India, informal
    Sense id: en-Choppergate-en-name-0GRUzWsb Categories (other): Indian English

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