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Girondist   Listen
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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.





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"Girondist" Quotes from Famous Books



... declared that he would rather die than sign such a decree. The pressure of the populace was so tremendous, displayed in mobs, and conflagrations, and massacres, that these decisive measures seemed absolutely indispensable for the preservation of the Girondist party and the safety of the king. M. Roland was urged to present to the throne a most earnest letter of expostulation and advice. Madame Roland sat down at her desk and wrote the letter for her husband. It was ...
— Madame Roland, Makers of History • John S. C. Abbott


Words linked to "Girondist" :   subverter, Girondin, Gironde, revolutionist, revolutionary


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