Condorcet
Americannoun
noun
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After World War II, “the new development mainstream”—which trained its attention on a succession of newly independent states in Africa and Asia—was, Mr. Easterly says, “a lot closer to Condorcet than to Adam Smith.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
Gore winning any hypothetical one-on-one election would make him a so-called Condorcet candidate.
From Scientific American • Nov. 2, 2023
Condorcet advocated the abolition of slavery and equal rights for women, including women’s suffrage.
From Nature • Dec. 12, 2019
The convention enabled Condorcet to draft the world’s first democratic constitution.
From The Guardian • Oct. 11, 2018
He also described "French philanthropy" as "Condorcet filtered through the dregs of Paine."
From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett by Conway, Moncure Daniel
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