Fabian Society

American  

noun

1. a socialist organization founded in England in 1884, favoring the gradual spread of socialism by peaceful means.

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Fabian Society British  

noun

1. an association of British socialists advocating the establishment of democratic socialism by gradual reforms within the law: founded in 1884

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Example Sentences

A member of the audience at the Fabian Society event urged Lord Timpson to consider community sentences as a “direct alternative” to imprisoning offenders.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024

In 1960, she became General Secretary of the Fabian Society, the intellectual socialist movement, a post she held until her eventual election as MP for Hitchin in 1964.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2021

During her eventful life, Nesbit wrote dozens of books, raised four kids and helped found the socialist Fabian Society, but her enduring influence, this biography argues, is as a pioneer of witty, naturalistic children’s classics.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2019

This is from Sunder Katwala, the former general secretary of the Labour thinktank, the Fabian Society.

From The Guardian • Sep. 12, 2015

Return For a clear and admirable account of the Socialist attitude to the temperance question, see the tract on Municipal Drink Traffic published by the Fabian Society; price one penny.

From New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)