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Chartism definition

Chart·ism (c̸härt′iz′əm)

noun

  1. a movement for democratic social and political reform in England (1838-48)
  2. its principles set forth in the People's Charter (1838)

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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