Definition of girondist Girondist
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What does girondist mean?
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| girondist - a member of the moderate republican party that was in power during the French Revolution; the Girondists were overthrown by their more radical rivals the Jacobins | ||
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| revolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, subverter a radical supporter of political or social revolution | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- girondist (n.)
A member of the moderate republican party formed in the French legislative assembly in 1791. The Girondists were so called because their leaders were deputies from the department of La Gironde. - girondist (a.)
Of or pertaining to the Girondists.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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girondist
ji-rond′ist, n. a member of the moderate republican party during the French Revolution, so called because its earliest leaders, Vergniaud, Guadet, &c., were sent up to the Legislative Assembly (Oct. 1791) by the Gironde department.—Also Giron′din
