Meanings
nounCobdenism (uncountable)
- historicaluncountablegovernmentA policy of free trade and international peace and cooperation.
The progress of tonight's debate makes one profoundly conscious of the constructive shortcomings of the Cobdenism of today.
1906, FE Smith, maiden speech to House of Commons, 12 Mar 1906
Origin
From Cobden + -ism, after Richard Cobden.
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Cobdenism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cobdenism
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Chicago
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