Nannygate

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various political scandals involving the hired nannies of politicians, e.g. where taxes are unpaid or a visa not obtained.

    "There are many forms of disorder. Street life is only one. Tax evasion, "Nannygates," political corruption: these forms of disorder—disorder that we experience as much as we do street life—are somehow different. They are not central to the broken windows hypothesis."

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"There are many forms of disorder. Street life is only one. Tax evasion, "Nannygates," political corruption: these forms of disorder—disorder that we experience as much as we do street life—are somehow different. They are not central to the broken windows hypothesis."

Etymology

From nanny + -gate.

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