girondin

• Substantiv, das ein Mitglied der gemäßigten republikanischen Fraktion bezeichnet, die während der Französischen Revolution an der Macht war, bevor sie von den radikaleren Jakobinern gestürzt wurde.

A noun referring to a member of a moderate republican faction that held power during the French Revolution, before being overthrown by the more radical Jacobins.

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1. Historical political factionC1formalpolitical

   A member of a moderate republican political group that held power during the French Revolution, later ousted by the more radical Jacobins.

   Historische politische Fraktion

   • He studied the role of the Girondins in the early stages of the Revolution.
   • The Girondin deputies were arrested and executed in 1793.
   • Historians often contrast the Girondins' federalist ideas with the Jacobins' centralism.

   Synonymegirondist

   Antonymejacobin