Robespierre

American  

[rohbz-peer, -pee-air, raw-bes-pyer] / ˈroʊbz pɪər, -piˌɛər, rɔ bɛsˈpyɛr /

noun

1. Maximilien François Marie Isidore de 1758–94, French lawyer and revolutionary leader.

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Robespierre British  

/ ˈrəʊbzpjɛə, rɔbzpjɛr /

noun

1. Maximilien François Marie Isidore de . (maksimiljɛ̃ frɑ̃swa mari izidɔr də). 1758–94, French revolutionary and Jacobin leader: established the Reign of Terror as a member of the Committee of Public Safety (1793–94): executed in the coup d'état of Thermidor (1794)

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Robespierre Cultural  

1. A French political leader of the eighteenth century. Robespierre, a Jacobin, was one of the most radical leaders of the French Revolution. He was in charge of the government during the Reign of Terror, when thousands of persons were executed without trial. After a public reaction against his extreme policies, he was executed without trial.

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Example Sentences

“The First Emancipation” highlights Brissot, demonstrating that his revolutionary contribution has been unduly overlooked because, unlike other revolutionary figures such as Georges Danton and Maximilien Robespierre, he was not a striking personality.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Not much later, Maximilien Robespierre claimed to be ready “to trace with my blood the route which must lead my country to happiness and to Liberty.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

Prominent French revolutionary Maximilien Robespierre met the same fate a year later.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

The result, which is laced with literary references, dramatizes the rivalry between two revolutionary leaders, Georges Danton and Maximilien Robespierre.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023

I kept my eyes on the desk, on a smug picture of Robespierre from early 1794.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben