1. Plural of carpetbaggery; the practices, behavior, or activities characteristic of carpetbaggers, especially opportunistic political or business exploitation in a region.
Usage: Chiefly historical, referring to the Reconstruction era after the American Civil War; Can also refer to modern instances of outsider exploitation or opportunism

Examples

• The carpetbaggeries of Northern investors during Reconstruction left many Southern communities resentful.
• Historians documented the various carpetbaggeries employed by outsiders seeking to profit from the war-torn South.
• Local residents viewed the newcomers' carpetbaggeries with suspicion and anger.
• The novel depicted the carpetbaggeries of unscrupulous merchants who arrived after the conflict.
• Political carpetbaggeries have occasionally resurfaced in modern electoral campaigns.