girondist

• Membre d'un parti républicain modéré qui détenait le pouvoir pendant la Révolution française et fut finalement renversé par les Jacobins plus radicaux.

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.

   Girondin (faction modérée de la Révolution française)

   • 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.

   Synonymesgirondin