Fabian tactics

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• Fabian Tactics —    The tactics of delay and exerting great caution before proceeding were the strategy of the Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus, who died circa 203 B.C. He was called the Cunctator (delayer), a nickname given because of his wariness. His… …   Dictionary of eponyms

• Fabian strategy — The Fabian strategy is a military strategy where pitched battles are avoided in favor of wearing down an opponent through a war of attrition. While avoiding decisive battles, the side employing this strategy harasses its enemy to cause attrition… …   Wikipedia

• fabian — 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… …   Useful english dictionary

• Fabian — 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… …   Useful english dictionary

• Fabian — ► NOUN ▪ a member or supporter of the Fabian Society, an organization of socialists aiming to achieve socialism by non revolutionary methods. ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the Fabians. 2) employing cautious delaying tactics to wear out an enemy.… …   English terms dictionary

• Fabian — socialist, from Fabian Society, founded in Britain 1884, named for Quintus Fabius Maximus (surnamed Cunctator the Delayer ), the cautious tactician who opposed Hannibal in the Second Punic War. The Fabians sought to draw a distinction between… …   Etymology dictionary

• Fabian Society — a socialist organization founded in England in 1884, favoring the gradual spread of socialism by peaceful means. * * * Socialist society founded in 1883–84 in London, to establish a democratic socialist state in Britain. The name derived from… …   Universalium

• Fabian Society — The Fabian Society is a British intellectual socialist movement, whose purpose is to advance the principles of Social democracy via gradualist and reformist, rather than revolutionary means. It is best known for its initial ground breaking work… …   Wikipedia

• Fabian — 1. adjective a) Pertaining to or reminiscent of Roman general , 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.… …   Wiktionary

• Fabián Villaseñor — Football player infobox playername = Fabián Villaseñor fullname = Fabián Israél Villaseñor nickname = La Torta cityofbirth = Guadalajara,Jalisco countryofbirth = Mexico dateofbirth = November 20, 1982 (aged 25) height = height|m=1.89 weight = 180 …   Wikipedia

• Fabian — /ˈfeɪbiən/ (say faybeeuhn) adjective 1. of or relating to the Fabian Society or its philosophy or tactics. –noun 2. a member of or a sympathiser with the Fabian Society. {See Fabian Society} –Fabianism, noun –Fabianist, noun, adjective …