political scandal
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concept
A political scandal is a widely publicized incident in which public officials or institutions are implicated in unethical, illegal, or corrupt behavior that undermines public trust.
Observed surface forms (12)
- constitutional crisis ×5
- scandal ×3
- corruption scandal ×2
- United States political scandal ×1
- United States presidential impeachment ×1
- adultery scandal ×1
- corruption case ×1
- international scandal ×1
- judicial scandal ×1
- police corruption scandal ×1
- political investigation ×1
- political scandal event ×1
Instances (19)
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Taylor Allen
surface form: 1969 Chappaquiddick incident
- Dreyfus affair
- Watergate scandal
- Lockheed bribery scandals
- Swedish Academy scandal via concept surface "scandal"
- Chappaquiddick incident
- Benghazi attack congressional hearings via concept surface "political investigation"
- Nullification Crisis via concept surface "constitutional crisis"
- Mani Pulite investigations
- Monica Lewinsky scandal
- impeachment of Andrew Johnson via concept surface "United States presidential impeachment"
- Saturday Night Massacre via concept surface "constitutional crisis"
- Rampart scandal via concept surface "police corruption scandal"
- Beecher–Tilton scandal via concept surface "scandal"
- Exclusion Crisis via concept surface "constitutional crisis"
- Nazi seizure of power via concept surface "constitutional crisis"
- News International phone hacking scandal via concept surface "scandal"
- abdication crisis of 1936 via concept surface "constitutional crisis"
- Teapot Dome scandal