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FIRST BARON PASSFIELD

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

English sociologist and economist and a central member of the Fabian Society (1859-1947)

Synonyms:

First Baron Passfield; Sidney James Webb; Sidney Webb; Webb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

economic expert; economist (an expert in the science of economics)

sociologist (a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society)

Holonyms ("First Baron Passfield" is a member of...):

Fabian Society (an association of British socialists who advocate gradual reforms within the law leading to democratic socialism)

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