Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The principles and practices of a party of political reformers, chiefly workingmen, active in England from 1838 to 1848.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The political principles and opinions of the Chartists.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The principles of a political party in England (1838-48), which contended for universal suffrage, the vote by ballot, annual parliaments, equal electoral districts, and other radical reforms, as set forth in a document called the
People's Charter .
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- proper noun historical A
movement forpolitical andsocial reform in theUnited Kingdom during the mid-19th century.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the principles of a body of 19th century English reformers who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people
Etymologies
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Examples
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The name Chartism stems from the six point People's Charter that was drawn up in 1838.
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Some four sheets making a Pamphlet called Chartism addressed to you at Concord are, I suppose, snorting along through the waters this morning, part of the Cargo of the “British Queen.”
The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I Carlyle, Thomas 1883
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Now that all which could be deemed wise and good in Chartist demands has been conceded, orderly and quietly, the name "Chartism" has utterly lost its dread significance.
Great Britain and Her Queen Annie E. Keeling
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"Chartism," and more of the like, - we set out together for Scotland, by
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The Radical party has struggled on as best it might, without the author of 'Chartism' and 'The French Revolution' --
Obiter Dicta Augustine Birrell 1891
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The following passage, from Carlyle's "Chartism," expresses better than any one else has done, or is likely to do it, the nature of this
Val d'Arno John Ruskin 1859
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Mr. Carlyle, I remember, was bitterly reproached for grumbling in his "Chartism," and other works, as if a man had no moral right to complain of hunger until he had grasped a piece of bread.
The Potiphar Papers George William Curtis 1858
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They now began an agitation, -- characterized by much bitterness, -- known as Chartism, from a document called the "People's
General History for Colleges and High Schools Philip Van Ness Myers
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Chartism was a political and social movement in the United Kingdom that lasted approximately ten years from 1838-48.
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This Chartism has become a substitute for the referendum needed to express our call for change.
Yoani Sanchez: Mail Boxes Plus Ballot Boxes: Add State Inertia and It Equals Nothing 2009
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