Watergate, for one, is a term used to refer to the political SCANDAL that occurred in the United States in 1972-1974. It involved the burglary of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and the subsequent cover-up by President Richard Nixon's administration. The AFFAIR was revealed through investigations by the U.S. Congress and the press, and it eventually led to Nixon's resignation from office. The term 'Watergate' has since become synonymous with political SCANDAL and corruption. The crossword solutions for the term 'Watergate, for one' are AFFAIR (6 letters) and SCANDAL (7 letters).