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| | | | | | | | | /ˈwɔːtəˌgeɪt/ | | | | | | apolitical event in the US in the 1970s that caused President Nixon to give up his job . Journalists discovered that Nixon was using his power to secretly obtain information about his political opponents. The suffix -gate is now often used to make new words referring to situations that create embarrassing problems for powerful people . 水门事件（美国20世纪70年代导致尼克松总统辞职的政治事件） | | Word story: Watergate | | | | From the Watergate Building, where Nixon’ s opponents had their offices. | | | | | |