"Emailgate" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: email + -gate Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|email|gate}} email + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Emailgate
  1. (informal, US politics) A 2015 controversy around Hillary Clinton's use of a private email account and server, in violation of federal security and transparency guidelines. Tags: US, informal Categories (topical): Bill and Hillary Clinton, US politics
    Sense id: en-Emailgate-en-name-P2MVPep1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gate Topics: government, politics

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