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has gloss(noun) an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously; "after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south"
carpetbagger
has glosseng: In United States (U.S.) history, carpetbagger(s) was a negative term Southerners (Americans living in the southern half of the United States, also known as Rebels) adopted and gave to opportunistic and speculative Northern (Americans living in the northern half of the United States, also known as Yankees) who moved to the South during the Reconstruction era, between 1865 and 1877. They often formed alliances with freedmen (freed slaves), and scalawags (southern whites who were Republicans) in the Republican Party. Together 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, taking advantage of poor Southerners and pushing their alien Northern ways on Southern politics. Carpetbagger is not to be confused with copperhead, which is a term given to a person from the North who sympathized with the Southern claim of right to Secession.
lexicalizationeng: Carpet bagger
lexicalizationeng: Carpet-Bagger
lexicalizationeng: carpetbagger
subclass of(noun) a person who places expediency above principle
self-seeker, opportunist
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Czech
has glossces: Carpetbaggers (carpetbaggeři) je pejorativní označení bílých Američanů, kteří se po konci Americké občanské války v průběhu tzv. rekonstrukce, stěhovali ze států Unie na Jih a byli tam velmi aktivní v politickém životě. Samotný název carpetbaggers je odvozen od velmi levných zavazadel, se kterými podle tvrzení bílých obyvatel Jihu, carpetbaggeři migrovali na jejich území za jediným účelem, aby tam bezohledně drancovali a obohacovali se na jejich úkor. Společně s tzv. scalawagy a černošským obyvatelstvem byli carpetbaggeři v letech 1867-1876 jedinou podporující silou mladé republikánské strany v poražených státech Jihu.
lexicalizationces: Carpetbaggers
lexicalizationces: volební kandidát
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Danish
has glossdan: I USA er carpetbaggers betegnelsen for folk fra Nordstaterne, som efter den amerikanske borgerkrig flyttede til Sydstaterne i Rekonstruktionstiden (1865-1877). De dannede en alliance med tidligere slaver og hvide "Scalawags" i Det republikanske Parti, som styrede de tidligere sydstater i perioder af variende længde mellem 1867–1877.
lexicalizationdan: Carpetbagger
German
has glossdeu: Carpetbagger (von engl. carpetbag, Tasche aus teppichähnlichem Stoff) war ein abschätziger Ausdruck für Nordstaatler, die nach dem amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg in den unterlegenen Süden kamen, um sich an der Siegesbeute, also der Wirtschaft des Südens, zu bereichern.
lexicalizationdeu: Carpetbagger
French
has glossfra: (littéralement « celui avec un sac en tapis ») est un terme péjoratif désignant un individu originaire du Nord des États-Unis (ex-Union) venu sinstaller dans le Sud (ex-Confédération) lors de la Reconstruction qui suivit la guerre de Sécession, avec lintention de profiter de la situation confuse du pays. Ces migrants étaient perçus comme des profiteurs de guerre, et les caricatures les représentaient arrivant dans le Sud avec leurs affaires emballées dans des sacs (bags) de tapisserie (carpet).
lexicalizationfra: carpetbagger
lexicalizationfra: candidat étranger à la circonscription
Galician
has glossglg: O termo carpetbagger naceu nos Estados Unidos no século XIX, como unha denominación política pexorativa. Aplicouse orixinalmente logo da guerra de Secesión, aos norteños que se mudaban aos estados do Sur, entre 1865 e 1877.
lexicalizationglg: carpetbagger
Indonesian
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Italian
has glossita: Storicamente, negli Stati Uniti, carpetbagger era il soprannome che la gente del sud dava agli abitanti del nord che si trasferivano a sud durante lera della Ricostruzione, tra il 1865 e il 1877. Queste persone formavano una coalizione con i "freedmen" (gli schiavi liberati) e gli "scalawags" (bianchi del sud che appoggiavano la Ricostruzione) allinterno del Partito Repubblicano. Insieme controllarono politicamente gli ex stati confederati a più riprese tra il 1867 e il 1877.
lexicalizationita: carpetbagger
Japanese
has glossjpn: カーペットバッガー()は、アメリカ合衆国の南北戦争後レコンストラクションの時代(1865年-1877年)に、南部に移住した北部人のことである。共和党の中で解放された人々(元奴隷の黒人)およびスキャラワグ(レコンストラクション政策を支持した南部の白人)と同盟関係を形成し、元アメリカ連合国に参加した州の政治を一時期支配した。その支配期間は州によって異なり、多くは1867年から1877年の間である。
lexicalizationjpn: カーペットバッガー
Korean
lexicalizationkor: 뜨내기 정치가
lexicalizationkor: 수입 후보
lexicalizationkor: 협잡 은행가
Portuguese
lexicalizationpor: candidato forasteiro
lexicalizationpor: pára-quedista
Russian
lexicalizationrus: северянин
Castilian
has glossspa: El término carpetbagger nació en los Estados Unidos en el siglo XIX, como una denominación política peyorativa. Se aplicó originalmente después de la guerra de Secesión, a los norteños que se mudaban a los estados del sur, entre 1865 y 1877. La denominación derivaba del término bolsa de alfombra, o carpet bag, que era una manera barata de construir una maleta a partir de una alfombra vieja. Inicialmente, el término llevaba la connotación de alguien que solamente está interesado en explotar un territorio, sin la intención última de establecerse definitivamente en él. Los carpetbaggers eran blancos de las tácticas intimidatorias del primer Ku Klux Klan, entre 1865 y 1871. A partir de 1900, el término se utilizó para denominar a los , políticos que buscan sacar ventajas en territorios ajenos.
lexicalizationspa: carpetbagger
Serbian
has glosssrp: Карпетбагери су људи из северних држава САД који су мигрирали на Југ током Реконструкције између 1865. и 1877. Формирали су коалицију са Фридменима (ослобођеним робовима) и скалавазима у Републиканској партији која је заузврат контролисала бивше државе Конфедерације током различитих периода од 1867. до 1877.
lexicalizationsrp: Карпетбагер
Swedish
has glossswe: Carpetbaggers kallades de nordstatsspekulanter som efter det amerikanska inbördeskrigets slut åkte runt i den amerikanska södern, och köpte upp mark och fastigheter från den utmärglade sydstatsbefolkningen. De var mycket illa omtyckta i södern, och de som samarbetade med dem sågs det än värre på.
lexicalizationswe: Carpetbaggers
Turkish
has glosstur: Carpetbagger, ABD tarihinde Amerikan İç Savaşının 1865 yılında sona ermesiyle beraber yeniden yapılanma dönemi süresince Güney eyaletlerine gelen beyaz Kuzeyliler için kullanılan aşağılayıcı terimdir.
lexicalizationtur: Carpetbagger
Vietnamese
has glossvie: Trong lịch sử Hoa Kỳ, carpetbagger (kẻ gói thảm hoặc kẻ mang túi) là một từ có ý tiêu cực chỉ đến những người miền Bắc hoạt động đầu cơ chính trị tại miền Nam vào thời Tái Xây Dựng sau khi miền Nam thua cuộc nội chiến.
lexicalizationvie: carpetbagger
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