Peelite

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noun

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.

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Meanings

nounPeelite (plural Peelites)

plural Peelites

  1. UKhistoricalgovernmentOne 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.

Origin

From Peel + -ite, after Sir Robert Peel.

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APA

Peelite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peelite

MLA

“Peelite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peelite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Peelite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peelite.

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