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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A political supporter of William Ewart Gladstone.

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to William Ewart Gladstone (1809–1898), British prime minister four times between 1868 and 1894.

   "Their guiding light is the Gladstonian ideal of a low tax, laissez-faire, “night-watchman state”."

Example

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"Their guiding light is the Gladstonian ideal of a low tax, laissez-faire, “night-watchman state”."

Etymology

From Gladstone + -ian.

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