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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

He was the head of the British Union of Fascists and Hitler went to Oswald Mosley’s wedding.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2020

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

It needs to be said too what salacious nonsense it is to claim that Lord Darlington was anti-Semitic, or that he had close association with organizations like the British Union of Fascists.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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