girondist

• Mitglied der gemäßigten republikanischen Partei während der Französischen Revolution, die 1793 von den radikaleren Jakobinern gestürzt wurde.

A member of the moderate republican party that held power during the French Revolution, eventually overthrown by the more radical Jacobins.

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1. Moderate Republican during French RevolutionC1formalpolitical

   A member of a moderate republican political faction that held power during the French Revolution, eventually overthrown by the more radical Jacobins.

   Gemäßigter Republikaner zur Zeit der Französischen Revolution

   • Many Girondists were executed after the Jacobins seized control.
   • The Girondists advocated for a decentralized government.
   • Historians debate the role of the Girondists in the French Revolution.
   • The Girondist leader Brissot argued for war against Austria.

   Synonymegirondin