Kazakhgate

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proper noun

A scandal of the 2000s involving American businessman James Giffen, who was accused of bribing high-level Kazakhstani officials to secure oil contracts for Western companies in the 1990s.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. informalA scandal of the 2000s involving American businessman James Giffen, who was accused of bribing high-level Kazakhstani officials to secure oil contracts for Western companies in the 1990s.

Origin

From Kazakh + -gate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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