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.