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Chartism

Meaning in history, with examples

nounCommon term

In history, Chartism means: A nineteenth-century British movement for parliamentary reform organized around the demands of the People's Charter.

In Turkish: Çartizm

How it is used

Use the capitalized name for the movement, not for any campaign demanding a charter.

Example sentences

  1. The lecture connected Chartism with petitions for a wider male electorate.

    The movement's programme included expanding political representation.

  2. Local newspapers reveal disagreements within Chartism over methods.

    A shared programme did not eliminate tactical differences.

Common collocations

  • the Chartist movement
  • the rise of Chartism
  • reformA planned change to laws, institutions or practices meant to improve them, usually made step by step by those in power rather than through revolution.
  • industrializationThe process by which an economy shifts from mainly farming and handicrafts to large-scale manufacturing in factories using machines.

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