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How to pronounce “carpetbagger”
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Pronunciation guide for carpetbagger
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of carpetbagger with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 1 YouTube example
- Real speech example
- Benjamin Barber: Why mayors should rule the world 18 minutes
It's pretty hard to be a carpetbagger and be a mayor.
- Definition summary
- (politics, history, chiefly US, offensive) A migrant from the Northern to the Southern States after the American Civil War of 1861–5, especially one who went South to gain political influence.
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How to pronounce carpetbagger
Benjamin Barber: Why mayors should rule the world 18 minutes
It's pretty hard to be a carpetbagger and be a mayor.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “carpetbagger”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (politics, history, chiefly US, offensive) A migrant from the Northern to the Southern States after the American Civil War of 1861–5, especially one who went South to gain political influence.
- (derogatory, by extension) 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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