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buckraking

American  
[buhk-reyk-ing] / ˈbʌkˌreɪk ɪŋ /

noun

Slang.

  1. the practice of accepting large sums of money for speaking to special interest groups.

Etymology

Origin of buckraking

1945–50; modeled on muckraking ( muckrake ( def. ) )

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News & World Report are politely zapped as exemplars of this buckraking game.

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