Brissot

/ (French briso) /

noun

Jacques-Pierre (ʒakpjɛr). 1754–93, French journalist and revolutionary; leader of the Girondists: executed by the Jacobins

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Examples from the Web for brissot

"No more king,—let us be republicans," wrote Brissot in the Patriote.
History of the Girondists, Volume I|Alphonse de Lamartine
Brissot spoke prophetically of the misfortunes of the republic, deprived of her most virtuous and eloquent citizens.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol XII.|Arthur Mee
The word republic appertained to Brissot and the Girondists.
History of the Girondists, Volume I|Alphonse de Lamartine
Brissot was the son of a pastrycook at Chartres, and had received his education in that city with Pétion, his fellow countryman.
History of the Girondists, Volume I|Alphonse de Lamartine

A question will very naturally be asked,—What could induce Brissot to draw such a picture?
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. V. (of 12)|Edmund Burke