CHARTISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chartism mean? 

• CHARTISM (noun)
  The noun CHARTISM has 1 sense:

1. the principles of a body of 19th century English reformers who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people

  Familiarity information: CHARTISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHARTISM (noun)

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Meaning:

The principles of a body of 19th century English reformers who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Chartism" is a kind of...):

ethic; moral principle; value-system; value orientation (the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group)

Derivation:

Chartist (a 19th century English reformer who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people)