carpet maker ( synonym found)

Definition of carpet maker:

°A candidate who runs in a district where he or she has not previously held residence.
"Though he lived and worked in Los Angeles for sixteen years, the candidate for Attorney General is no carpetbagger; he was born and raised in this state and graduated from the state university."
°One of several Northern politicians who migrated to the South during Reconstruction and held public office.

Definition of carpet maker:

°A candidate who runs in a district where he or she has not previously held residence.
"Though he lived and worked in Los Angeles for sixteen years, the candidate for Attorney General is no carpetbagger; he was born and raised in this state and graduated from the state university."
°One of several Northern politicians who migrated to the South during Reconstruction and held public office.

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