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Bridgegate

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The 2013 Fort Lee lane closure scandal under New Jersey governor Chris Christie's administration.

informal

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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