English Explanatory Dictionary

parachute candidate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A candidate who runs for political office in an area where they do not live and with which they have no previous connection.

Word forms

parachute candidate parachute candidates

Synonyms

carpetbagger
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