CHARTISM

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 I. (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)

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