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carpetbagger N POL

carpetbagger

مُتَدَخِّلٌ في السِّيَاسَة

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However, once they had power, the extravagant spending of the carpetbaggers proved to be a wedge issue between the two groups, and factions developed within the party. en.wikipedia.org

But those signs were hidden that night as people thought it would imply he was a carpetbagger. www.huffingtonpost.com

They are returning from a raid on a carpetbagger city, apparently with heavy casualties and not much thermal energy. en.wikipedia.org

As rapidly as possible, the competent men, who had learned their duties in the face of the enemy, were displaced and their positions taken by these carpetbaggers. en.wikipedia.org

The term "carpetbagger" was a pejorative term referring to the carpet bags (a fashionable form of luggage at the time) which many of these newcomers carried. en.wikipedia.org

Is this shameless political carpetbagger much more than a pathological liar? www.crikey.com.au

There are many carpetbaggers looking to redeem their lives and make their fortunes in the desert kingdoms. www.independent.co.uk

He was an outspoken opponent of the carpetbaggers. en.wikipedia.org

Many societies soon became targets of speculative carpetbaggers, who opened savings accounts in order to obtain a windfall, in cash or shares, in the event of demutualization. en.wikipedia.org

They were all condemned with the pejorative term of carpetbagger. en.wikipedia.org

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