Bridgegate
name, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 The 2013 Fort Lee lane closure scandal under New Jersey governor Chris Christie's administration. informal
"He thinks like a politician, and he thinks like a lawyer. So the governor in particular is very careful about parsing his words, especially if we’re talking about a political issue that’s being negotiated in the Legislature, talking about things connected to Bridgegate, things that are semicontroversial."
Synonyms
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More examples"He thinks like a politician, and he thinks like a lawyer. So the governor in particular is very careful about parsing his words, especially if we’re talking about a political issue that’s being negotiated in the Legislature, talking about things connected to Bridgegate, things that are semicontroversial."
Etymology
From bridge + -gate.
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