Lobbygate

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proper noun

A political scandal of 1998 in which lobbyists Derek Draper and Jonathan Mendelsohn were secretly recorded boasting that they could sell access to government ministers and create tax breaks for their clients.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. UKA political scandal of 1998 in which lobbyists Derek Draper and Jonathan Mendelsohn were secretly recorded boasting that they could sell access to government ministers and create tax breaks for their clients.

Origin

From lobby + -gate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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