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Advocating that social reforms be reached through a series of gradual and moderate stages rather than sudden revolution; specifically, relating to the Fabian Society, a British socialist society advocating reformist socialism
Pertaining to or reminiscent of Roman general Fabius Maximus|Fabius Maximus]], whose tactics against Hannibal during the Second Punic War famously consisted of delaying or avoiding combat, focusing instead on weakening the enemy by cutting off supply lines

Hood complained behind his commander's back to Richmond of Johnston's Fabian strategy.

A male given name borne by an early pope. Rare in English
A fabian socialist, a gradualist socialist; a member of the Fabian Society
Of, pertaining to, or in the manner of, the Roman general, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus; cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest. fabian policy, a policy like that of Fabius Maximus, who, by carefully avoiding decisive contests, foiled Hannibal, harassing his army by marches, countermarches, and ambuscades; a policy of delays and cautions
{a} in imitation of Fabius, delaying
{i} Saint Fabian (died A.D. 250), Pope; male first name
borne by an early pope, rare in English
{i} member of the Fabian Society (English socialist organization)
{s} preferring to delay or avoid rather than to directly confront (after the Roman general Fabius Maximus); of the Fabian Society, being a member of the Fabian Society
Advocating that socialism be reached through a series of gradual and moderate reforms; believing in the slogan, The movement is everything, the goal is nothing; relating to the Fabian Society, a British socialist society advocating reformist socialism
Of, pertaining to, or in the manner of the Roman general, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus; cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest. fabian policy, a policy like that of Fabius Maximus, who, by carefully avoiding decisive contests, foiled Hannibal, harassing his army by marches, countermarches, and ambuscades; a policy of delays and cautions
a member of the Fabian Society in Britain using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation; "a fabian policy" of or relating to Fabianism; "the Fabian society
Designating, or pertaining to, a society of socialists, organized in England in 1884 to spread socialistic principles gradually without violent agitation
Of, pertaining to, or in the manner of, the Roman general, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus; cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest
of or relating to Fabianism; "the Fabian society
of or relating to Fabianism; "the Fabian society"
a member of the Fabian Society in Britain using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation; "a fabian policy"
a member of the Fabian Society in Britain
using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation; "a fabian policy"
Of or pertaining to the Roman gens Fabia
A member of, or sympathizer with, the Fabian Society
Fabian Society
Socialist society founded in 1883-84 in London, to establish a democratic socialist state in Britain. The name derived from Fabius Maximus Cunctator, whose elusive tactics in avoiding pitched battles led to victory over stronger forces. Fabians believed in evolutionary socialism rather than revolution, and used public meetings and lectures, research, and publishing to educate the public. Important early members included George Bernard Shaw and Sidney and Beatrice Webb. They helped organize a separate party that became the Labour Party in 1906, and many Labour members of Parliament have been Fabians
fabian society
an association of British socialists who advocate gradual reforms within the law leading to democratic socialism
Pär Fabian Lagerkvist
born May 23, 1891, Växjö, Swed. died July 11, 1974, Stockholm Swedish novelist, poet, and dramatist. He was involved early in life with socialism and soon began to support literary and artistic radicalism. Though his early works are characterized by extreme pessimism, he declared his faith in humanity with his great prose monologue The Triumph over Life (1927). In the 1930s and '40s his writings protested fascism and brutality. The novel The Dwarf (1944) was his first best-seller and his first undisputed critical success. He won world recognition with the novel Barabbas (1950). He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1951
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