MOSLEY, SIR OSWALD


Meaning of MOSLEY, SIR OSWALD in English

Mos ‧ ley, Sir Oswald /ˈməʊzli/ BrE AmE

(1896–1980) a British politician with extreme ↑ right-wing ideas. He was a Member of Parliament from 1918 to 1931, but in 1932 he started a new political group called the British Union of Fascists (BUF). Mosley admired Mussolini and Hitler, and the BUF organized attacks on Jewish people in London.

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