Well attestedNamed from the place
Watergate
noun · first attested 20th century
The suffix for every scandal since is a Washington office block.
A political scandal, especially one involving a cover-up.
Watergate complex·United States
38.8989°N -77.0542°W · Q1419538
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Watergate complex
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Watergate
The 1972 break-in at the Watergate complex gave the affair its name, and the ending -gate has been attached to scandals ever since.
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