Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to carpetbaggers or their practices.
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- verb Present participle of
carpetbag .
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- adjective presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality
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Examples
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In 1964, when he was a young liberal Democrat at Manhattan College, Giuliani wrote an article for the student paper calling the carpetbagging charges against Robert F. Kennedy "ridiculous."
Get Ready To Rumble 2008
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Pombo can now add 'carpetbagging' to his long list of nefarious political qualities.
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However, the "carpetbagging" issue is now a non-issue, as both Essel and Krekorian lived outside the district at the start of the campaign.
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I'm afraid that many of the campaigners who have been at it for years felt badly let down by your "carpetbagging" on to the issue at their expense.
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He became the brain behind George W. Bush's rise in politics after moving his political consultancy to Texas (what Southerners call "carpetbagging") in the 1970's.
Karl and Muqtada 2006
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McCain responded to a voter making the charge of "carpetbagging" saying,
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The term refers to her "carpetbagging" by moving to Thousand Oaks and running in the 2nd District supervisor's race.
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British politics allows many more "carpetbagging" candidates (members that stand in constituencies where they do not live or have a history), and party discipline is a great deal stronger in the UK's parliamentary system than in the US
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British politics allows many more "carpetbagging" candidates (members that stand in constituencies where they do not live or have a history)
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McCain responded to a voter making the charge of "carpetbagging" saying,
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