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Chartism
[ chahr-tiz-uhm ]
noun
- the principles or movement of a party of political reformers, chiefly workingmen, in England from 1838 to 1848: so called from the document People's Charter, or National Charter that contained a statement of their principles and demands.
Chartism
/ 藞迟蕛蓱藧藢迟瑟锄蓹尘 /
noun
- British history the principles of the reform movement in Britain from 1838 to 1848, which included manhood suffrage, payment of Members of Parliament, equal electoral districts, annual parliaments, voting by ballot, and the abolition of property qualifications for MPs
Derived Forms
- 藞颁丑补谤迟颈蝉迟, nounadjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 颁丑补谤迟顎僫蝉迟 noun adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of Chartism1
Example Sentences
Chartism encouraged the working class to direct its energy toward gathering as many signatures as possible.
Mass movements, as opposed to episodic uprisings, are historically recent phenomena, epitomized by the abolitionist movement, starting in the 18th century, and by the rise of Chartism and feminism in the 19th.
It was a time of evolving humanitarian and social philosophies, when the Chartism movement aimed to gain political rights and influence for the working classes.
Luddites rioted against technology, ordinary people protested for political rights under the banner of Chartism, and more than 1m Irish starved in potato famines.
From the days of Chartism and Progressivism to the civil-rights era, such movements have rarely triumphed in national elections.
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