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

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

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.

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

Allan grew up in a politically progressive home; his parents were active members of the Fabian Society.

From The Guardian • Jan. 25, 2018

Only the Fabian Society, the more scientific section of the English Socialists, has mildly protested against this absurd doctrine and demand, but that protest has not been heeded.

From British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals by Barker, J. Ellis