carpetbaggeries
/ˈkɑrpɪtˌbæɡəriz/
noun
- Acts of dishonest or unethical behavior, especially by outsiders who try to gain money or power in a place where they do not belong.
- The journalist exposed the carpetbaggeries of several politicians who moved to the district just before the election.
- Local residents accused the new developers of carpetbaggeries, saying they only cared about profit.
- The history book described the carpetbaggeries of northern businessmen in the post-war South.
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