"Officegate" meaning in English

See Officegate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From office + -gate. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|office|gate}} office + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Officegate
  1. (slang) A 2001 controversy leading to the resignation of Henry McLeish, First Minister of Scotland, who had illicitly sublet his constituency office. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-Officegate-en-name-t2aHvmwm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gate, Pages with 1 entry
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