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Irangate I·ran·gate /ɪˈrɑːnɡeɪt, ɪˈræn-/, the Iran-Contra Affair a political scandal in 1987, when it was discovered that members of President Reagan's government had sold weapons to Iran in exchange for the return of US hostages (=people kept as prisoners by an enemy), and had then used the profits to support the Contras, an unofficial army that was fighting the government in NicaraguaI·ran·gateSyllable |