Muldergate

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proper noun

A South African political scandal of the 1970s, in which Prime Minister B. J. Vorster, Dr. Connie Mulder (Minister of Information) and Dr. Eschel Rhoodie (Secretary of Department of Information) were implicated in plans to use government resources to fight a propaganda war for its then Apartheid Government.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A South African political scandal of the 1970s, in which Prime Minister B. J. Vorster, Dr. Connie Mulder (Minister of Information) and Dr. Eschel Rhoodie (Secretary of Department of Information) were implicated in plans to use government resources to fight a propaganda war for its then Apartheid Government.

Origin

From Mulder + -gate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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