"Taxigate" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: 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
    Sense id: en-Taxigate-en-name-mWj6I3ue Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gate Topics: government, politics

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