Lobbygate

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

固有名詞

イギリス英語

(UK) A political scandal of 1998 in which lobbyists Derek Draper and Jonathan Mendelsohn were secretly recorded boasting that they could sell access to government ministers and create tax breaks for their clients.

日本語の意味

1998年に発生したイギリスの政治スキャンダルを指す名称。ロビイストのデレク・ドレイパーとジョナサン・メンデルソンが、政府高官へのアクセスを売れると自慢し、秘密裏に録音された事件に由来する。

英語の意味

(UK) A political scandal of 1998 in which lobbyists Derek Draper and 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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Lobbygate exposed how lobbyists boasted they could trade access to government ministers and engineer tax breaks for their clients, eroding public trust.

1998年のロビー活動をめぐる不祥事は、ロビイストたちが閣僚への接触を売買し、顧客のために税制優遇を仕組めると豪語していたことを暴露し、国民の政府への信頼を失わせた。

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意味（1）

(UK) A political scandal of 1998 in which lobbyists Derek Draper and Jonathan Mendelsohn were secretly recorded boasting that they could sell access to government ministers and create tax breaks for their clients.