John Birch Society

noun

1. an ultraconservative organization, founded in December 1958 by Robert Welch, Jr., chiefly to combat alleged Communist activities in the U.S.

John Birch Society

noun

1. politics a fanatical right-wing association organized along semisecret lines to fight Communism

John Birch Society

1. A conservative organization prominent in the 1950s and 1960s. The society was particularly concerned with the dangers of communism , and its views were considered extreme by most Americans.

Word History and Origins

Origin of John Birch Society¹

C20: named after John Birch (killed by Chinese communists 1945), American USAF captain whom its members regarded as the first cold-war casualty

Example Sentences

(At the same time, CPAC also banned the John Birch Society from being a sponsor as well).

From The Daily Beast

The John Birch Society was expelled, as was the gay conservative group GOProud—both deemed unfit for conservative company.

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(Although to balance things out, CPAC excluded the John Birch Society as well).

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Ron Paul delivered the keynote address to the John Birch Society as recently as the summer of 2009.

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They surfaced again in the paranoid anti-communism of Joe McCarthy and the John Birch Society.

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I personally didn't want to associate with the John Birch Society.

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Are you a member or have you ever attended any meetings of the John Birch Society?

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