Chartism

[ chahr-tiz-uhm ]

/ ˈtʃɑr tɪz əm /

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noun

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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Origin of Chartism

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

OTHER WORDS FROM Chartism

Chartist, noun, adjective

Words nearby Chartism

charter member, Charter of Rights, charter party, charter school, chart house, Chartism, chartist, chartless, chartlet, chartography, chartophylacium

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How to use Chartism in a sentence

Chartism is defunct, notwithstanding the efforts made by its dishonoured and discomfited leaders to revive it.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
In truth, it is the disasters they have produced which has revived Chartism, and rendered it so menacing in the land.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 393, July 1848|Various
Chartism was a very feeble affair compared to the continental revolutions, and it flickered out in this year.
The Victorian Age|William Ralph Inge
Old women with their distaffs rush out on a distressed Cellarer in shrill Chartism.
Past and Present|Thomas Carlyle

Chartism begins with a fierce attack upon the laissez faire theory, which showed blindness to this necessity.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Chartism

Chartism

/ (ˈtʃɑːˌtɪzəm) /

noun

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

Derived forms of Chartism

Chartist, noun, adjective

Word Origin for Chartism

named after the People's Charter, a document which stated their aims

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