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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, historical
Topics: government, politics
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From Peel + -ite, after Sir Robert Peel.
