"Taxigate" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From taxi + -gate. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|taxi|gate}} taxi + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Taxigate
  1. (informal, UK politics) A 2005 scandal in which David McLetchie, leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, was found to have claimed thousands of pounds in taxi expenses, some for party business rather than parliament business. Tags: UK, informal Categories (topical): UK politics
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