English Dictionary

Cablegate

/ˈkeɪbəlˌɡeɪt/

name

The leak of a large number of US embassy and consulate documents to the public on November 28 2010 by the website //cablegate.wikileaks.org/ WikiLeaks, and the scandal surrounding the diplomatic spying revealed in these documents.

Cablegate revealed the names of several high-ranking officials involved in the scandal.

意味（1）

The leak of a large number of US embassy and consulate documents to the public on November 28 2010 by the website //cablegate.wikileaks.org/ WikiLeaks, and the scandal surrounding the diplomatic spying revealed in these documents.

Distilled to its essence, it is by no means clear that the ‘Cablegate’ disclosures were intended to support freedom of information, transparency, probity in government, or defence of the public interest.