Boulangism
noun
the doctrines of militarism and reprisals against Germany, advocated, especially in the 1880s, by the French general Boulanger.
Boulangist
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a word derived from
Boulangism.
Example Sentences
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Eyraud had been a Boulangist, and so may have nourished some resentment against the Minister who, by his adroitness, had helped to bring about the General's ruin.
From A Book of Remarkable Criminals by Irving, Henry Brodribb
A Boulangist “movement” was now in full swing.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
Boulangist movement a journal was founded at Paris called the 882 Libre Parole.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various
Whenever a Royalist candidate had a certainty of election, no Boulangist candidate was to contend against him.
From France in the Nineteenth Century by Latimer, Elizabeth
A Boulangist would plaster a bill over the nose of a bronze lion.
From London Days A Book of Reminiscences by Warren, Arthur
