Betsygate

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proper noun

A 2004 controversy around allegations that former United Kingdom Conservative party leader Iain Duncan Smith had put his wife Betsy on his payroll, without her doing any work.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. UKinformalgovernmentA 2004 controversy around allegations that former United Kingdom Conservative party leader Iain Duncan Smith had put his wife Betsy on his payroll, without her doing any work.

Origin

From Betsy + -gate.

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APA

Betsygate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Betsygate

MLA

“Betsygate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Betsygate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Betsygate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Betsygate.

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