chartism

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Adjective, Noun
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Chart=ism

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun chartism has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

chartismn. [F. charte charter. Cf. Charte, Chart.].
     The principles of a political party in England (1838-48), which contended for universal suffrage, the vote by ballot, annual parliaments, equal electoral districts, and other radical reforms, as set forth in a document called the People's Charter.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

chartism, n. hist. the principles of the UK Parliamentary reform movement of 1837-48.

Derivative
Chartist n.
Etymology
L charta charter + -ISM: name taken from the manifesto 'People's Charter'

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