Dictionary![]() ![]() Chart•ismPronunciation: (chär'tiz-um), [key] —n. 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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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