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proper nounSynonym of Plebgate.
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From gate + -gate, since the controversy involved a policeman asking MP Andrew Mitchell to leave Downing Street by a different gate.
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Gategate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gategate
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“Gategate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gategate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gategate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gategate.
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