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单词 carpet-bagging
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carpet-baggingn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: carpet-bag n., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < carpet-bag n. + -ing suffix1. Compare carpet-bag v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcarpet-ˌbagging.
Originally and chiefly U.S.
Travelling with only a carpet-bag to contain one's effects; spec. the practice of a carpet-bagger. Also attributive.
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society > travel > [noun] > travelling with small amount of luggage
carpet-bagging1869
society > authority > rule or government > politics > discreditable political activity > [noun] > carpet-bagging
carpet-bag rule1857
carpet-bagging1869
carpet-baggism1872
carpet-baggery1884
society > authority > rule or government > politics > discreditable political activity > [adjective] > carpet-bagging
carpet-bag1857
carpet-bagging1904
1869 Atlantic Monthly June 747 After three weeks' delightful Carpet-Bagging.
1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. II. lxxv. 621 Negro suffrage produced, during the few years of ‘carpet-bagging’ and military government which followed the war, incredible mischief.
1904 N.Y. Evening Post 1 Feb. The infernal ‘carpet-bagging’ system at present in vogue should be done away with.
1955 Times 26 May 4/3 In this carpet-bagging age, a home-grown politician is as rare as a home-grown professional footballer.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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