Irangate


Definition: Meaning of, Irangate in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɪˈrɑːnɡeɪt;ɪˈranɡeɪt /

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the Iran-Contra Affair
  1. a political SCANDAL in 1987, when it was discovered that members of President REAGAN 's government had sold weapons to Iran in exchange for the return of US HOSTAGE s (= people kept as prisoners by an enemy), and had then used the profits to support the Contras, an unofficial army that was fighting the government in Nicaragua
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