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Bagehot

American  
[baj-uht] / ˈbædʒ ət /

noun

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


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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Bagehot, who was as versatile as Nicholas Biddle, brought out what he called his “little book” in response to the collapse of a London bank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

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

From Reuters ● Jan. 10, 2023

Victorian-era economist and essayist Walter Bagehot would very strongly disapprove.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2022

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

These plays, then, with all their evidences of immaturity, of what Mr. Bagehot called "clever young-mannishness," cannot serve us as safe measures of Shakspere's mind at the beginning of his career.

From Montaigne and Shakspere by J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson

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