Manchester School

American  

noun

1. a school of economists in England in the first half of the 19th century, devoted to free trade and the repeal of the Corn Law, led by Richard Cobden and John Bright.

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Example Sentences

Prof Kevin Singh, head of the Manchester School of Architecture, explains modern building techniques mean many of an architect's ideas are possible to construct, though there are limitations.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025

Both men worked for Applied ABC, a contracted provider for the Manchester School District.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

She could not even study life drawing in Britain - female students at Manchester School of Art were only allowed access to draped figures - so she travelled to Rome and Paris to do so.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2018

That was true of the record of Purcell's "Nymphs and Shepherds", made by the Manchester School Children's Choir in 1929.

From The Guardian • Jul. 9, 2011

Gewerbeordnung of 1869, had, in accordance with the principles of the Liberal Economists, or, as the Germans called it, the Manchester School, instituted freedom from state control in the relations between employers and workmen.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" by Various