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NOUN (1)

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


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chartism \Chart"ism\, n. [F. charte charter. Cf. Charte, Chart.] The principles of a political party in England (1838-48), which contended for universal suffrage, the vote by ballot, annual parliaments, equal electoral districts, and other radical reforms, as set forth in a document called the People's Charter. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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