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Definition of Peelite in English: Peelitenoun ˈpiːlʌɪt historical A Conservative supporting Sir Robert Peel, especially with reference to his repeal of the Corn Laws (1846). Example sentencesExamples - No one was any longer sure who exactly were or were not Peelites, or ‘liberal Conservatives' as they were beginning to be called, but their numbers fell sharply.
- Politically he was a Peelite and, after serving at the Board of Trade from 1843-5, was appointed governor-general of India in 1848.
- He found most of his support within the ministry from the Peelites.
- This was the same issue that split Gladstone and the Peelites from the Conservatives.
- Majority governments relied on support from four main groups: the Whigs, the radicals, the Liberals, and the Peelites (the followers of Peel in 1846).
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