n. [ F. charte charter. Cf. Charte, Chart. ] The principles of a political party in England (1838-48), which contended for universal suffrage, the vote by ballot, annual parliaments, equal electoral districts, and other radical reforms, as set forth in a document called the People's Charter. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A supporter or partisan of chartism. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]