1a UK parliamentary reform movement of 1837–48, the principles of which were set out in a manifesto called The People’s Charter and called for universal suffrage for men, equal electoral districts, voting by secret ballot, abolition of property qualifications for MPs, and annual general elections.
2 (chartism) the use of charts of financial data to predict future trends and to guide investment strategies.
Derivatives
Chartist
noun & adjective
Chartism in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of Chartism in the US English dictionary
