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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

  • 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

  • Pombo can now add 'carpetbagging' to his long list of nefarious political qualities.

    Pombo to announce new congressional bid 2010

  • However, the "carpetbagging" issue is now a non-issue, as both Essel and Krekorian lived outside the district at the start of the campaign.

    Archive 2009-10-01 2009

  • 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.

    Mourning Common Sense 2005

  • 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

  • McCain responded to a voter making the charge of "carpetbagging" saying,

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] TK 2010

  • The term refers to her "carpetbagging" by moving to Thousand Oaks and running in the 2nd District supervisor's race.

    Ventura County Star Stories 2010

  • 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

    Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com 2010

  • British politics allows many more "carpetbagging" candidates (members that stand in constituencies where they do not live or have a history)

    Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com 2010

  • McCain responded to a voter making the charge of "carpetbagging" saying,

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] 2009

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