why are major scandals in America referred to as Gate’s, for example Watergate ?

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why are major scandals in America referred to as Gate’s, for example Watergate ?

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Watergate is the name of the hotel where republican operatives broke in to the Democratic National Committee’s offices. Other scandals are appended with “gate” to show they are possibly as serious as the Watergate scandal that brought down a presidency.

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