1. a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974; [syn: Watergate, Watergate scandal]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Watergate scandal
n 1: a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery
and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of
Richard Nixon in 1974 [syn: Watergate, Watergate
scandal]