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carpetbaggery

carpetbaggery noun: the practice of a person coming to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection, with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.

Noun

carpetbaggery (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) The practice of a person coming to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection, with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.

Origin of carpetbaggery

From carpetbag + -ery.

Questions about carpetbaggery

What does carpetbaggery mean?
Carpetbaggery means the practice of a person coming to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection, with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.
What part of speech is carpetbaggery?
Carpetbaggery is a noun.

Words near carpetbaggery in the dictionary

  1. carpetbag steak
  2. carpetbag steaks
  3. carpetbagged
  4. carpetbagger
  5. carpetbaggers
  6. carpetbaggery
  7. carpetbagging
  8. carpetbaggism
  9. carpetbagism
  10. carpetbags
  11. carpetball

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