TEAPOT DOME Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the phrase teapot dome. (close relations)
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| bribery | nounn | |||||
noun • the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage | ||||||
| controversy | nounn | |||||
noun • a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | ||||||
| corruption | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain • in a state of progressive putrefaction • decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation) • moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles • destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity • inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony) | ||||||
| scandal | nounn | |||||
noun • disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people • a disgraceful event | ||||||
| teapot dome scandal | nounn | |||||
noun • a government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921; became symbolic of the scandals of the Harding administration | ||||||
