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English
Etymology
From 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”.
Noun
Gladstonian (plural Gladstonians)
- A political supporter of William Ewart Gladstone.