'Chartism' definitions:
Definition of 'Chartism'
(from WordNet)
noun
The principles of a body of 19th century English reformers who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people
Definition of 'Chartism'
From: GCIDE
- 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]