Girondist

American  

[juh-ron-dist] / dʒəˈrɒn dɪst /

noun

1. French History. a member of a political party (1791–93) of moderate republicans whose leaders were deputies from the department of Gironde.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Girondists.

Girondist British  

/ dʒɪˈrɒndɪst /

noun

1. a member of a party of moderate republicans during the French Revolution, many of whom came from Gironde: overthrown (1793) by their rivals the Jacobins See also Jacobin

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Girondists or their principles

Other Word Forms

• Girondism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Girondist

From the French word Girondiste, dating back to 1785–95. See Gironde, -ist

Example Sentences

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Girondist

Despatches from Rome announce the formation of a Girondist Party.

From Time Magazine Archive

He declared everywhere that he had never been in favor of severe measures; that he was a Girondist; that he had always condemned and lamented the manner in which the Brissotine deputies had been treated.

From Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

He now attached himself to the Girondist party, and on the 15th of March 1792 was appointed minister of foreign affairs.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

The Girondist party had fallen and the triumphant Jacobins had no use for an agent who had served the discredited faction.

From Union and Democracy by Johnson, Allen

In 1791 no paper of importance, except the short-lived Girondist Chronique du Mois, appeared.

From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George