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BUF

British  

abbreviation

  1. (formerly) British Union of Fascists

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The most surprising aspect of the BUF was the extensive participation of women in its activities.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2017

In August 1933, when the BUF acquired college premises in King’s Road, Chelsea, some 5,000 members could be accommodated.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2017

The BUF itself had around 40,000 members in 1934 and a number of wealthy and influential supporters, including press magnate Lord Rothermere, owner of the Daily Mail, and an array of dukes, marquesses, and baronets.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2017

But this may well have been an accident of timing: the BUF was unable to effectively contest the snap election of 1935.

From The Guardian • Mar. 7, 2013

Orion Clemens eagerly furnished a detailed memorandum of the route of their overland journey, which brought this enthusiastic acknowledgment: To Orion Clemens, in St. Louis: BUF.,

From Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) by Paine, Albert Bigelow