noun
- Plural of Chartism; movements or practices based on the principles of Chartism, a 19th-century British political and social reform movement.
Usage: historical; usually capitalized when referring to the original movement
Examples
- The various chartisms of the 1830s and 1840s sought to expand voting rights and improve working conditions.
- Historians debate the different chartisms that emerged across Britain during the Industrial Revolution.
- The chartisms represented a significant challenge to the established political order of the time.