carpetbaggery

Questions

What does carpetbaggery mean?

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.

Where does carpetbaggery come from?

From carpetbag + -ery.

How to pronounce carpetbaggery

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