The night before. the lottery, Mr. Summers and Mr. Graves made up the slips of paper and put them in the box, and it was. then taken to the safe of Mr. Summers' coal company and locked up until Mr. Summers was ready to take. it to the square next morning.
Full Definition of SURVIVALIST. : a person who advocates or practices survivalism; especially: one who has prepared to survive in the anarchy of an anticipated breakdown of society. â survivalist adjective. See survivalist defined for English-language learners.
Survival of the fittest is a phrase originating in evolutionary theory, as an alternative description of natural selection. The phrase is today commonly used in contexts that are incompatible with the original meaning as intended by its first two proponents: British polymath philosopher Herbert Spencer (who coined the term) and Charles Darwin.