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Proper Noun

1. 1
   The Killian documents controversy, a 2004 controversy involving apparently forged documents critical of George W. Bush's military service.
2. 2
   A 2011 controversy about an alleged Pakistani memo seeking the help of the United States government.

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rathergate

Etymology

From memo + -gate.

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