Fabianism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Fabianism
First recorded in 1885–90; Fabian 1 ( def. ) + -ism
Example Sentences
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The 1919 Cambridge University freshers' fair teems with eager young chaps signing up for various drinking societies masquerading under the banners of philately, birdwatching or Fabianism.
From The Guardian
Fabianism began to achieve a reputation for getting things done--for taking part in "practical affairs."
From Project Gutenberg
Bernard Shaw has accomplished many difficult feats, but none of them, in my opinion, excels that of drafting for the Society and carrying through the manifesto called "Fabianism and the Empire."
From Project Gutenberg
But in addition they developed another side of Fabianism, still more subtle, which professed to be a kind of restoration in kind of property to the proletariat and in this direction they were more successful.
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The summer of 1905 was about the low-water mark of provincial Fabianism.
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