also: ウオーターゲートじけん
noun
Watergate scandal
Refers specifically to the political scandal in the United States from 1972 to 1975 that led to President Nixon's resignation.
ウォーターゲート事件はアメリカの政治史に大きな影響を与えた。
The Watergate scandal had a major impact on American political history.
Standard spelling with ウォ for the English 'wa' sound.
Variant spelling using ウオ instead of ウォ; less common but still encountered.
From English 'Watergate' (the name of the building complex where the break-in occurred) + 事件 (incident, scandal).