Chartism

American  

[chahr-tiz-uhm] / ˈtʃɑr tɪz əm /

noun

1. 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.

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Chartism British  

/ ˈtʃɑːˌtɪzəm /

noun

1. 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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Chartist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Chartism

First recorded in 1830–40; chart “charter” (now obsolete) + -ism; see origin at charta, -ism

Example Sentences

CHARTISM, the name given to a movement for political reform in England, from the so-called “People’s Charter” or “National Charter,” the document in which in 1838 the scheme of reforms was embodied.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various