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noun
A member of a moderate political faction in France during the French Revolution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: Girondin, Brissotin, Brissotine
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Girondin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: revolutionist, revolutionary, subversive, subverter
History
From French Girondiste; so called because their leaders were deputies from the department of Gironde.
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