Gladstonian

English

Etymology

Gladstone +‎ -ian

Adjective

Gladstonian (comparative more Gladstonian, superlative most Gladstonian)

  1. 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)

  1. A political supporter of William Ewart Gladstone.
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