# Plamegate

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A 2005 controversy around the alleged leaking to the media of the identity of Valerie Plame, a covert CIA agent.

## Etymology
From Plame + -gate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/plamegate