| 单词 | people's charter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasPeople's Charter d. People's Charter: the name given to the famous document (published 8 May 1838) embodying the principles and demands of the Chartists. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > [noun] > Chartism > document embodying People's Charter1838 1838 W. Lovett Address (issued in Mar. or Apr.) In the course of a few weeks this Bill will be prepared and printed for circulation, under the title of ‘The People's Charter’. 1838 Northern Star (Leeds) 6 Aug. 7/2 That this meeting cordially approves of the People's Charter as the outline of an Act to provide for the general representation of the people..in Parliament. 1845 Penny Cycl. Suppl. I. 331/2 The ‘People's Charter’. The principal points of this proposed charter are, universal suffrage, vote by ballot, annual parliaments, the division of the country into equal electoral districts, the abolition of property qualification in members, and paying them for their services. 1877 C. Mackay Forty Years' Recoll. II. 50 The Charter—a document exceedingly well drawn up—derived its name from the French Charter of 1830. < as lemmas |
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