| 单词 | watergating |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈWatergating ˈWatergating n. now rare the use or attempted use of illicit surveillance in, or as in, the Watergate scandal. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > electronic espionage > [noun] signal intelligence1958 Watergating1972 society > authority > rule or government > politics > discreditable political activity > [noun] > taking part in conspiracy Watergating1972 1972 Washington Post 9 Nov. a18/4 The general public indifference to Watergating, and the accumulated charges of campaign corruption, deserve more than a raised eyebrow in passing. 1973 Black Panther 12 May 2/3 The issue is not how high up Watergate goes. The issue is how far down watergating goes. The bug on our telephones, and yours, is the issue. 1975 A. Plantinga Possible Worlds in T. Honderich & M. Burnyeat Philos. as it Is (1979) 437 Curley, as we see, is not above a bit of Watergating. < as lemmas |
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