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Walter,
1826–77,
English economist, political journalist, and critic.
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Bagehot
(ˈbædʒət)
—
n
Walter
. 1826--77, English economist and journalist: editor of
The Economist
; author of
The English Constitution
(1867)
Physics and Politics
(1872), and
Lombard Street
(1873)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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