Definitions for Carpetbagger
ˈkɑr pɪtˌbæg ərcar·pet·bag·ger

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1. carpetbaggernoun

   an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously

   "after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south"

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1. carpetbaggernoun

   An immigrant from the Northern to the Southern States after the American Civil War of 1861–5, especially one who went South to gain political influence; hence, someone intervening in the politics of an area with which they are thought to have no real connection.

2. carpetbaggernoun

   One who comes 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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1. Carpetbagger

   In the history of the United States, carpetbagger is a largely historical term used by Southerners to describe opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War, who were perceived to be exploiting the local populace for their own financial, political, and/or social gain. The term broadly included both individuals who sought to promote Republican politics (including the right of African Americans to vote and hold office) and individuals who saw business and political opportunities because of the chaotic state of the local economies following the war. In practice, the term carpetbagger was often applied to any Northerners who were present in the South during the Reconstruction Era (1865–1877). The term is closely associated with "scalawag", a similarly pejorative word used to describe native white Southerners who supported the Republican Party-led Reconstruction.

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1. carpetbagger

   A carpetbagger is a derogatory term originally referring to an outsider from the northern states who went to the South following the U.S. Civil War during the Reconstruction era. They were perceived as exploiting the local populace for their own benefit. The name comes from a type of luggage (a bag made out of old carpet) that was common at the time. The term has since evolved and is now used more broadly to refer to a person from outside a district or state who runs for political office in that location with the intention to benefit from or exploit a power vacuum or instability.

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1. Carpetbaggernoun

   an adventurer; -- a term of contempt for a Northern man seeking private gain or political advancement in the southern part of the United States after the Civil War (1865)

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1. Carpetbagger

   In United States history, carpetbagger was a pejorative term Southerners gave to Northerners who moved to the South during the Reconstruction era, between 1865 and 1877. The term referred to the observation that these newcomers tended to carry "carpet bags," a common form of luggage at the time. It was used as a derogatory term, suggesting opportunism and exploitation by the outsiders. Together with Republicans they are said to have politically manipulated and controlled former Confederate states for varying periods for their own financial and power gains. In sum, carpetbaggers were seen as insidious Northern outsiders with questionable objectives meddling in local politics, buying up plantations at fire-sale prices and taking advantage of Southerners. The term carpetbaggers was also used to describe the Republican political appointees who came South, arriving with their travel carpet bags. Southerners considered them ready to loot and plunder the defeated South. In modern usage in the U.S., the term is sometimes used derisively to refer to a politician who runs for public office in an area where he or she does not have deep community ties, or has lived only for a short time. In the United Kingdom, the term was adopted to refer informally to those who join a mutual organization, such as a building society, in order to force it to demutualize, that is, to convert into a joint stock company, solely for personal financial gain.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Carpetbagger in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Carpetbagger in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Carpetbagger in a Sentence

1. Les Otten:

   I'm a carpetbagger, but I felt an obligation to continue a tradition.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Carpetbagger
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Carpetbagger
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpetbagger
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Carpetbagger
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Carpetbagger