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Meaning of Briefingate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Synonym of Debategate.

US, historical

Examples

“As the President now knows, it is not midsummer media madness, or "much ado about nothing." Briefingate - the penetration of the Carter campaign by the Reagan campaign, in order to give the Republican candidate an edge in 1980's televised debate - raises a legitimate issue of right and wrong.”
“The LaRouchians were anxious to stop the Briefingate probe, and put out a pamphlet calling it a Communist-liberal plot to undermine Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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