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Plebgate

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Etymology

From pleb + -gate.

Definitions

  1. A 2012 scandal in which Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell was accused of swearing at…

    A 2012 scandal in which Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell was accused of swearing at Downing Street police officers and calling them "plebs"; subsequent to Mitchell's resignation, CCTV and other evidence was revealed which appeared to call into question some of the evidence against him.

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