Cardwellian

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to Edward Cardwell, 1st Viscount Cardwell (1813–1886), British politician who introduced the Cardwell Reforms.

    "Practically speaking, the defence of England and the maintenance of our hold on India were the only points to which the Cardwellian system looked."

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"Practically speaking, the defence of England and the maintenance of our hold on India were the only points to which the Cardwellian system looked."

Etymology

From Cardwell + -ian.

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