carpetbagger
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɑː.pɪtˌbæɡ.ər/us/ˈkɑːr.pətˌbæɡ.ɚ/carpetbaggernoun[C](POLITICS)
mainlyUSdisapproving
someone whotriesto beelectedas apoliticianin aplaceaway fromtheirhomebecause theythinkthere is agreaterchanceofsucceedingthere
外来投机政客Voters & candidates in elections
- abstainer
- Brexiteer
- candidate
- constituency
- constituent
- electable
- floating voter
- multi-candidate
- nay
- non-voter
- non-voting
- plurality
- re-eligibility
- slate
- swing voter
- ticket
- unaffiliated
- voter
- write in
- yea
carpetbaggernoun[C](MONEY)
UKdisapproving
someone whoinvestsin afinancialorganizationthat isownedbyitsmembers, inorderto make aprofitif it issold:
投机商Thousands of carpetbaggers haveinvestedin thebuildingsociety,hopingthat it willbecomeapubliccompany.数以千计的投机商投资该房屋互助协会，希望其能成为一家上市公司。
Stock markets
- algo
- anti-city
- anti-dilution
- anti-speculation
- anti-speculative
- bearish
- bond
- bull
- bull market
- flotation
- non-controlling
- non-convertible
- non-cumulative
- non-directional
- non-discretionary
- payback period
- stockbroker
- stockholder
- strip
- the Big Board