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Cablegate

name
/ˈkeɪbəlˌɡeɪt/US

Etymology

From cable (“telegram”) + -gate. First appeared on the official WikiLeaks Twitter account.

  1. derived from capiō
  2. derived from capulum
  3. derived from cable
  4. inherited from cable
  5. suffixed as cablegate — “cable + gate”

Definitions

  1. The leak of a large number of US embassy and consulate documents to the public on…

    The leak of a large number of US embassy and consulate documents to the public on November 28 2010 by the website WikiLeaks, and the scandal surrounding the diplomatic spying revealed in these documents.

    • Distilled to its essence, it is by no means clear that the ‘Cablegate’ disclosures were intended to support freedom of information, transparency, probity in government, or defence of the public interest.

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