lobbygate

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Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|UK}} A [[political]] [[scandal]] of 1998 in which [[lobbyist]]s {{w|Derek Draper}} and {{w|Jon Mendelsohn|Jonathan Mendelsohn}} were secretly recorded boasting that they could sell access to government ministers and create tax breaks for their clients.

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