TEAPOT DOME

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Teapot Dome; Teapot Dome scandal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Instance hypernyms:

outrage; scandal (a disgraceful event)

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