Marat

[ma-ra]

noun

Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/, 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.

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Contemporary Examples of marat

“This is the time to build a bridge to Putin, before the most talented people move out of Russia,” said curator Marat Gelman.
As Putin Wins Re-Election by Landslide, Both Sides Reluctantly Rally
Owen Matthews, Anna Nemtsova
March 5, 2012

Historical Examples of marat

He pronounced the panegyric of Robespierre, and the apotheosis of Marat.
Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete
Lewis Goldsmith
The Citizen Marat was ill, she was told, and could receive no visitors.
The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series
Rafael Sabatini
They who would imitate Marat and Robespierre will have a short reign.'
Gerald Fitzgerald
Charles James Lever
The leaders of this party were Danton, Robespierre, and Marat.
Fox's Book of Martyrs
John Foxe
On that tribune the guillotine had its orator, Marat; and the Inquisition its Montalembert.
Napoleon the Little
Victor Hugo

British Dictionary definitions for marat

Marat

noun

Jean Paul (ʒɑ̃ pɔl). 1743–93, French revolutionary leader and journalist. He founded the radical newspaper L'Ami du peuple and was elected to the National Convention (1792). He was instrumental in overthrowing the Girondists (1793); he was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday

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