Used attributively and absol. to designate the political scandal resulting from the lease of Teapot Dome and, allusively, any similar later scandal.
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| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > infamy or notoriety > [noun] > a scandal or infamous event or state of things > type of (3) Teapot Dome1936 Used attributively and absol. to designate the political scandal resulting from the lease of Teapot Dome and, allusively, any similar later scandal. Watergate1973 A scandal likened to Watergate, esp. in involving activities such as illicit surveillance, suppression of evidence, or concealment of corruption. spy scandal1977 |
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