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  1. carpetbaggery: Merriam-Webster
  2. carpetbaggery: Collins English Dictionary
  3. carpetbaggery: Wiktionary
  4. carpetbaggery: Dictionary.com
  5. carpetbaggery: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (carpetbaggery)

noun:  (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.

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