why are major scandals in America referred to as Gate’s, for example Watergate ?
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Because of Watergate.
The Watergate Hotel was the site of break-in in an attempt to bug political enemies. Nixon tried to cover it up, was caught, and eventually resigned in the face of impeachment.
This was one of the first big political scandals to get massive media coverage, and ever since, -gate has been used a suffix to indicate scandal.
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