Anti-Corn Law League

noun

an organization founded in 1839 by Richard Cobden and John Bright to oppose the Corn Laws, which were repealed in 1846

Let no opportunity be missed of exposing the true character of the vile and selfish agitators of the Anti-corn-law league.

The Anti-corn-law League was shaking the basis of the old commercial legislation of England.

Travers, too, I think a man of the Anti-corn-law-league order.

The anti-Corn Law League, not accepting the concessions made in 1842 as final, continued to agitate and insist upon total repeal.

The anti-corn law league was a trades-union of merchants contending against the owners of the soil.

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