buckraking
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From buck (“dollar”) + raking (“hauling in with a rake”). Inspired by muckraking.
Noun
[edit]buckraking (uncountable)
- (politics, derogatory) The practice of paid speaking before commercial interests, viewed as a potential source of conflict of interest.
- The practice of investigative journalists earning more money from repetitive public speaking than newspapers.