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Traditional English :: Fabianist
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Fabianist - n. & adj. --n. a member or supporter of the Fabian Society, an organization of socialists aiming at a gradual rather than revolutionary achievement of socialism. --adj. 1 relating to or characteristic of the Fabians.
2 employing a cautiously persistent and dilatory strategy to wear out an enemy (Fabian tactics). Fabianism n. Fabianist n. [L Fabianus f. the name of Q. Fabius Maximus Cunctator (= delayer), Roman general of the 3rd c. BC, noted for cautious strategies] |
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