Chartism
the principles or movement of a party of political reformers, chiefly workingmen, in England from 1838 to 1848: so called from the document (People's Charter, or National Charter ) that contained a statement of their principles and demands.
Origin of Chartism
1Other words from Chartism
- Chartist, noun, adjective
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How to use Chartism in a sentence
Chartism is defunct, notwithstanding the efforts made by its dishonoured and discomfited leaders to revive it.
In truth, it is the disasters they have produced which has revived Chartism, and rendered it so menacing in the land.
Chartism was a very feeble affair compared to the continental revolutions, and it flickered out in this year.
The Victorian Age | William Ralph IngeOld women with their distaffs rush out on a distressed Cellarer in shrill Chartism.
Past and Present | Thomas CarlyleChartism begins with a fierce attack upon the laissez faire theory, which showed blindness to this necessity.
British Dictionary definitions for Chartism
/ (ˈtʃɑːˌtɪzəm) /
British history the principles of the reform movement in Britain from 1838 to 1848, which included manhood suffrage, payment of Members of Parliament, equal electoral districts, annual parliaments, voting by ballot, and the abolition of property qualifications for MPs
Origin of Chartism
1Derived forms of Chartism
- Chartist, noun, adjective
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