Fabian Society
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The Fabian Society is not endorsing any of the candidates, as is its tradition.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2020
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
Allan grew up in a politically progressive home; his parents were active members of the Fabian Society.
From The Guardian • Jan. 25, 2018
This is from Sunder Katwala, the former general secretary of the Labour thinktank, the Fabian Society.
From The Guardian • Sep. 12, 2015
He would have cared quite as little for the fugitive explanations of the Fabian Society or of the modern scientific Socialist.
From Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
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