The Silverites were members of a political movement in the United States in the late-19th century that advocated that silver should continue to be a monetary standard along with gold, as authorized under the Coinage Act of 1792. The Silverite coalition`s famous slogan was `16 to 1` – that is, the ratio of sixteen ounces of silver equal in val......
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• (n.) One who favors the use or establishment of silver as a monetary standard; -- so called by those who favor the gold standard.
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Sil'ver·ite noun One who favors the use or establishment of silver as a monetary standard; -- so called by those who favor the gold standard. [ Colloq. or Cant]
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