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Gladstonian (iou)



Gladstonian adjective & noun. M19.
[from GLADSTONE + -IAN.]
A. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Gladstone or his policies. M19.
C. R. Attlee My father was a Gladstonian Liberal but the rest of the family was Conservative. A. J. P. Taylor Arthur Rowntree had a Gladstonian air and a Gladstonian way of speaking.
b. noun. Hist. A supporter of Gladstone or his policies. M19.
Gladstonianism noun the principles or policies of Gladstone, esp. as relating to the establishment of Home Rule in Ireland M19.