NOUN | event | Teapot Dome, Teapot Dome scandal | a government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased / leased to a private oil company in 1921 |
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Meaning | A government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased / leased to a private oil company in 1921; became symbolic of the scandals of the Harding administration. | |
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Synonym | Teapot Dome scandal | |
Instance of | scandal, outrage | A disgraceful event |
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