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British Union of Fascists

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noun

  1. the British fascist party founded by Sir Oswald Mosley (1932), which advocated a strong corporate state and promoted anti-Semitism

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In Britain during the 1930s, anti-fascists threw various foods at Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists at different meetings.

From Salon Mar. 30, 2023

His father was leader of the British Union of Fascists, and his mother one of the six famous Mitford sisters, aristocratic socialites on the London scene.

From Washington Post May 26, 2021

Communist, anarchist, labour and Jewish groups joined with locals to resist a planned march through the East End by Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists.

From BBC May 1, 2021

In 1932, Oswald Mosley founded the British Union of Fascists, which aped the movements that had swept Germany and Italy.

From The New Yorker May 20, 2019

And as for the British Union of Fascists, I can only say that any talk linking his lordship to such people is quite ridiculous.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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