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Definition of Irangate from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Irangate

/ɪˈrɑːnɡeɪt/,

/ɪˈrænɡeɪt/

/ɪˈrɑːnɡeɪt/,

/ɪˈrænɡeɪt/

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another name, used especially by the media, for the Iran-Contra affair. The word was invented to be similar to Watergate.

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