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Following the U.S. Watergate scandal in the 1970s, in which presidential prerogatives of the Nixon administration collided with the U.S. Constitution in a genuinely important crisis, the suffix -gate has been used to name various other scandals, some of which were distinctly minor affairs, as the following list demonstrates. Its use sometimes indicates that the source of the scandal is an audio tape of a private conversation. Gatemania refers to its overuse.
The cumulative effect of the various "-gates" has been to reduce Watergate in the popular memory to a minor diversion, perhaps not inadvertently.
- Angolagate
- Applegate
- Betsygate
- Billygate - US President Jimmy Carter's brother, Billy Carter, legally representing Libyan terrorist
- Bingogate
- Bloodgate
- Camillagate (tape of a telephone conversation between Charles, Prince of Wales and Mrs Camilla Parker-Bowles)
- Cheriegate - concerning Cherie Blair's association with Carole Caplin
- Chinagate
- Coffeegate
- Contragate (aka Irangate)
- Corngate - (accidental) release of genetically modified corn in New Zealand
- Debategate - Carter's debate briefing books
- Dianagate/Squidgygate (tape of a telephone conversation between Diana, Princess of Wales and a male friend)
- Donnygate - corruption amongst Doncaster councillors.
- Enrongate
- Filegate
- Fornigate
- Gropegate
- Healthgate
- Intimigate or Plamegate - the revealing, by Robert Novak, of the true identity of Valerie Plame
- Iraqgate- Where Anneli Jäätteenmäki used state secrets against Paavo Lipponen. (Finland)
- Koreagate - Korean businessman dealings certain members of Congress (1976)
- Monicagate (a.k.a. Zippergate, Lewinsky scandal) — named after Monica Lewinsky who had a sexual relationship with the then US President, Bill Clinton
- Nannygate - noncitizen domestic help for U.S. attorney general nominees
- Nigergate
- Nipplegate (aka teatgate) - Justin Timberlake reveals Janet Jackson's nipple during the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII
- Pardongate - President Clinton's presidential pardons
- Pearlygate
- PEMEXGATE - scandal in México dealing with funds from PEMEX the national oil company.
- pretzelgate
- Rubbergate
- Rywingate — a recent scandal in Poland, named after Lew Rywin who, on July 22, 2002, demanded a 17.5 million USD bribe from Adam Michnik (Gazeta Wyborcza) claiming that he was sent by the then Prime Minister of Poland, Leszek Miller.
- Sexgate
- Shawinigate - scandal over former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's alleged conflict-of-interest in real estate in his riding
- Skategate - the scandal over the pairs figure skating results of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, where a judge was apparently bribed to fix the outcome. The case went on for nearly two weeks before joint gold medals were granted.
- Strippergate - Seattle City Council members Heidi Wills and Judy Nicastro vote for rezoning a strip club parking lot in exchange for unethical donations
- Svengate
- Teatgate - The Janet Jackson breast-exposure scandal, as named by Jon Stewart
- Thistlegate - Scottish football
- Toallagate - A scandal involving the cost of towels in the official resident of the president, during the presidency of Vicente Fox.
- Travelgate
- Troopergate
- Tunagate - In 1985 a Canadian minister orders the selling of tuna ruled unfit for consumption
- Visagate
- Whitewatergate
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