Briefingate

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  1. Synonym of Debategate. US,historical
    — As the President now knows, it is not midsummer media madness, or "much ado about nothing." Briefingate - the penetration of the Carter campaign by the Reagan campaign, in order to give the Republican candidate an edge in 1980's televised debate - raises a legitimate issue of right and wrong.

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From briefing + -gate. Coined by American journalist and presidential speechwriter William Safire in 1983 (see quotation below).
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