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CHARTISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)