Actonian
/akˈtəʊnɪən/adjective
Relating to or characteristic of Acton or his work, especially his historical writings.
- Sometimes with reference to Ld. Acton's dictum that ‘power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely’..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Times. From the name of John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, first Baron Acton, English liberal historian and moralist + -ian.
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