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(n) : an American political scandal (beginning with a burglary in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC in 1972) that eventually led to resignation of US President Richard Nixon; any scandal usually involving: a) the abuse of one's own, or two or more acting-in-tandem people's own, occupational position(s) (frequently involving one or more public officials and/or involving a person or persons who significantly jeopardize the trust or resources of the public or of a major nonpublic organization -- and very frequently involving one or more significant elected public officials and/or involving one or more high appointed public officials)