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Meaning of Sottogate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The series of plagiarism cases involving Philippine senator Tito Sotto.

Philippines, neologism

Examples

“Long is the saga of Sottogate, yet allegations against Senator Tito Sotto continue.”
“By the way, those of us who have been following “Sottogate” and the incidents of “Sottocopying” have read the letter written by Kerry Kennedy on behalf of The Robert Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights summarizing her dismay over Sen. Tito Sotto’s not only using her father’s words without proper credit, but also using them out of context. The senator has replied by saying translation to Filipino is not plagiarism and upon receiving this communication, suggested it was fake. (The veracity of the letter has already been confirmed).”

CEFR level

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