Definition of "carpetbagging" [carpetbagging]

• Of or relating to carpetbaggers or their practices. (adjective)

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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.""
• "Pombo can now add 'carpetbagging' to his long list of nefarious political qualities."
• "However, the "carpetbagging" issue is now a non-issue, as both Essel and Krekorian lived outside the district at the start of the campaign."