Cheriegate

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proper noun

A 2002 controversy over the purchase of two flats in Bristol by Cherie Blair with the alleged assistance of Peter Foster, a convicted Australian conman and boyfriend of Blair's friend Carole Caplin, who negotiated a discount for Blair.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. UKA 2002 controversy over the purchase of two flats in Bristol by Cherie Blair with the alleged assistance of Peter Foster, a convicted Australian conman and boyfriend of Blair's friend Carole Caplin, who negotiated a discount for Blair.

Origin

From Cherie + -gate.

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APA

Cheriegate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheriegate

MLA

“Cheriegate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheriegate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cheriegate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheriegate.

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