Gloriagate

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proper noun

A 2005 electoral scandal in the Philippines involving leaked telephone conversations between former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and a commissioner of the Commission on Elections, the two allegedly conspiring to rig the results of the presidential election.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. PhilippinecolloquialneologismgovernmentA 2005 electoral scandal in the Philippines involving leaked telephone conversations between former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and a commissioner of the Commission on Elections, the two allegedly conspiring to rig the results of the presidential election.

Origin

From Gloria + -gate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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