Girondist
[ juh-ron-dist ]
/ dʒəˈrɒn dɪst /
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noun
French History. a member of a political party (1791–93) of moderate republicans whose leaders were deputies from the department of Gironde.
adjective
of or relating to the Girondists.
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Girondist
/ (dʒɪˈrɒndɪst) /
noun
a member of a party of moderate republicans during the French Revolution, many of whom came from Gironde: overthrown (1793) by their rivals the JacobinsSee also Jacobin (def. 1)
adjective
of or relating to the Girondists or their principles
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