Chartism Definition

chärtĭzəm
noun
A movement for democratic social and political reform in England (1838-48)
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Its principles set forth in the People's Charter (1838)
Webster's New World

(finance) The practices and methodologies of chartists.

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pronoun

(historical) A movement for political and social reform in the United Kingdom during the mid-19th century.

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Origin of Chartism

  • From Medieval Latin charta charter (referring to the “People's Charter” of 1837) from Latin paper, document card1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Named after the People's Charter of 1838.

    From Wiktionary

  • chart +‎ -ism

    From Wiktionary

Chartism Sentence Examples

  • On the 10th of April 1848, a day famous in the history of Chartism, Ruskin was married at Perth to Euphemia Chalmers Gray, a lady of great beauty, of a family long intimate with the Ruskins.

  • Chartism begins with a fierce attack upon the laissez faire theory, which showed blindness to this necessity.

  • Their preparations excited general alarm, and on the invitation Chartism of the government no less than 170,000 special constables were sworn in to protect life and property against a rabble.

  • Chartism in London reflected traditional English radicalism dating back to Cartwright in the 1770s.

  • The plight of the silk weavers in Spitalfields played a part in London Chartism.

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