Meanings
proper noun
- A scandal in which the Bahraini government sought to marginalize the country's Shia majority.
The scandal, which is being called “Bandargate” after the author of the report, Salah al-Bandar, reaches to the core of this tiny island kingdom’s simmering tensions.
2006 February 10, Hassan M. Fattah, “Report Cites Bid by Sunnis in Bahrain to Rig Elections”, in The New York Times
Origin
From Bandar + -gate, named after reporter Salah al-Bandar.
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APA
Bandargate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bandargate
MLA
“Bandargate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bandargate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bandargate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bandargate.
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