Bagehot

American  

[baj-uht] / ˈbædʒ ət /

noun

1. Walter, 1826–77, English economist, political journalist, and critic.

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Bagehot British  

/ ˈbædʒət /

noun

1. Walter . 1826–77, English economist and journalist: editor of The Economist ; author of The English Constitution (1867) Physics and Politics (1872), and Lombard Street (1873)

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Bagehot

For instance, Walter Bagehot, the 19th-century editor of the Economist, didn’t simply prescribe that, in a crisis, central banks should lend freely against good collateral.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The British monarchy, according to the Victorian writer Walter Bagehot, “is commonly hidden like a mystery, and sometimes paraded like a pageant.”

From New York Times ● May 6, 2023

Some 150 years ago, the acclaimed constitutional writer Walter Bagehot wrote that the British monarchy needed reverence and mystery.

From Reuters ● Jan. 10, 2023

The interactions between what the 19th century writer Walter Bagehot described as the "dignified" and "efficient" elements of a constitution - illustrated in the UK's model of governance.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2022

Mr. Bagehot says: 'Gibbon's horror of the French Revolution was derived from the fact that he had arrived at the conclusion that he was the sort of person a populace invariably kills.'

From Res Judicat? Papers and Essays by Augustine Birrell

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