Jacobins
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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 • Nov. 3, 2025
The currency was primarily supported by a political group known as the Jacobins, a party whose power waned throughout the revolution.
From Science Daily • Sep. 18, 2023
With France’s increasing radicalism, anticlericalism, and disorder, it seemed obvious to Morse that the French Jacobins, the political faction that seized control of the nation in 1792, were simply Illuminati by another name.
From Slate • Oct. 24, 2022
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 • Mar. 24, 2022
He pronounced it “as the first result of a conspiracy of the Jacobins and Methodists to render the people grave and serious, preparatory to obtaining their assistance in the furtherance of other anti-national schemes.”
From England in the Days of Old by Andrews, William
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