fabian
/'feibjən/
Definition
Adjective:
- Using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation: Describes a policy or approach that emphasizes patience, delay, and attrition rather than immediate, direct action.
- Of or relating to Fabianism: Pertaining to the principles of the Fabian Society, which advocated for the gradual establishment of socialism through democratic means.
Noun:
- A member of the Fabian Society in Britain: Refers to an individual belonging to this specific socialist organization founded in London in 1884.
Examples
Adjective:
- The general adopted a fabian strategy, avoiding a major battle and focusing on weakening the enemy's supply lines.
- Their fabian approach to negotiations frustrated those who wanted quick results.
- The Fabian Society was influential in the development of the British Labour Party.
Noun:
- George Bernard Shaw was a famous Fabian who contributed many essays to the society's publications.
- As a Fabian, she believed in achieving social reform through gradual legislative change.
Advanced Usage
Fabian tactics: A military or political strategy characterized by avoidance of decisive conflict, focusing instead on delaying and wearing down an opponent.
- The rebels used Fabian tactics against the larger, better-equipped army.
Fabian socialism: The specific ideological current associated with the Fabian Society, emphasizing incremental reform within existing political structures.
- The party's platform was rooted in the tradition of Fabian socialism.
Variants and Related Words
- Fabianism (n): The principles and policies of the Fabian Society; the advocacy of a gradual transition to socialism.
- His political philosophy was a blend of liberalism and Fabianism.
Synonyms
- Adjective (for the strategic sense): Cautious, dilatory, gradualist, procrastinating, delaying.
- Noun: Gradualist, reformist socialist.
Antonyms
- Adjective (for the strategic sense): Confrontational, direct, immediate, head-on.
Adjective
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using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation
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a fabian policy
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of or relating to Fabianism
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the Fabian society
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Noun
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a member of the Fabian Society in Britain
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