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.

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Ten minutes into his address at the Fabian Society conference on foreign policy in London, a woman climbed on stage carrying a Palestinian flag.

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But the Fabian Society report suggests a care cap should simply be "considered" as an option by Labour, with reform of means-testing as another possibility.

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His pamphlet was published by the Fabian Society think tank - but a forthcoming report from them may be just as significant.

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Her father, the political philosopher Sir George Catlin, became a leading figure in the Fabian Society and twice stood for parliament as a Labour candidate.

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