Gladstonian
English
Etymology
Gladstone + -ian
Adjective
Gladstonian (comparative more Gladstonian, superlative most Gladstonian)
- Of or pertaining to William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898), British prime minister four times between 1868 and 1894.
- 2011 February 1, Tristram Hunt, “The coalition holds Britain's cultural fabric in contempt”, in The Guardian:
- Their guiding light is the Gladstonian ideal of a low tax, laissez-faire, “night-watchman state”.
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Noun
Gladstonian (plural Gladstonians)
- A political supporter of William Ewart Gladstone.