What does "peelite" mean?

One of a breakaway faction of the British Conservative Party in the nineteenth century, characterised by a commitment to free trade and a managerial, almost technocratic, approach to government.

Peelite

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One of a breakaway faction of the British Conservative Party in the nineteenth century, characterised by a commitment to free trade and a managerial, almost technocratic, approach to government. UK, historical

Etymology

From Peel + -ite, after Sir Robert Peel.

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conservative party free trade

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