Fabian
['feibiən]
Definition
(noun.) a member of the Fabian Society in Britain.
(adj.) using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation; 'a fabian policy' .
(adj.) of or relating to Fabianism; 'the Fabian society' .
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Definition
(a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the manner of, the Roman general, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus; cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Dilatory, inactive, procrastinating, delaying.
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Definition
adj. delaying avoiding battle cautious practising the policy of delay.—n. a member of a small group of Socialists in England called by this name.
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Examples
- What is called Fabian Socialism, the exposition of socialism by the London Fabian Society, makes its appeal to reasonable men of all classes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Readers of the Fabian Essays know Mr. Wallas and appreciate the work of his group. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Wells has been savage and often unfair about the Fabian Society, but in The New Machiavelli he touched, I believe, the real disillusionment. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- For ten years Fabian tactics prevailed in Italy. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Sidney Webb, in the customary Fabian fashion, had dismissed the General Strike as a sign of socialist immaturity. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Bernard Shaw has found time to do no end of campaigning and even the parochial politics of a vestryman has not seemed too insignificant for his Fabian enthusiasm. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- But the original Fabian enthusiasm has slackened. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Perhaps more than anyone else, the Fabians are responsible for turning English socialist thought from the verbalism of the Marxian disciples to the actualities of English political life. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The socialism of the Fabians soon became a definite legislative program which the various political parties were to be bulldozed, cajoled and tricked into enacting. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Unlike the orthodox socialists, the Fabians took an active part in immediate politics. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
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