carpetbagger
noun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɑːpɪtˌbæɡər/ us POLITICS US disapproving
a politician who runs for election in a place where he or she does not live or has only lived for a short time:
People do not want interference from here today, gone tomorrow, political carpetbaggers.
BANKING UK disapproving
a person who joins a mutual organization (= one that is owned by its members rather than by shareholders) hoping that it will become a company with shares and pay its members to agree:
The building society is finalizing its defence against carpetbaggers who have forced a demutualization vote.