Jacobins

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1. An extreme radical party during the French Revolution named for the place where its founders first met, a convent of Jacobin friars. It was led by Robespierre.

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In general, a member of an extremist or radical group is often called a “Jacobin.”

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The term “Thermidorian,” central in the book, points to that period in the French Revolution following the toppling of the radical Jacobins.

From The Wall Street Journal

The currency was primarily supported by a political group known as the Jacobins, a party whose power waned throughout the revolution.

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After he and many of his fellow Jacobins were released from prison, David claimed to have been only an artist, albeit one overwhelmed by the politics of the day.

From Washington Post

One of this show’s most extraordinary feats is the assembly of six drawings David made of his fellow Jacobins in prison, all in profile, in rounded frames like Roman heroes on coins.

From New York Times

In his famous account of the Haitian Revolution, “The Black Jacobins,” C.L.R.

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