Mirabeau

[ mir-uh-boh; French mee-ra-boh ]

/ ˈmɪr əˌboʊ; French mi raˈboʊ /

noun

Ho·no·ré Ga·bri·el Vic·tor Ri·que·ti

[aw-naw-rey ga-bree-el veek-tawr reekuh-tee] /ɔ nɔˈreɪ ga briˈɛl vikˈtɔr rikəˈti/, Count de,1749–91, French Revolutionary statesman and orator.

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Examples from the Web for mirabeau

But Mirabeau bore a tainted character, and was always distrusted.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3)|John Morley
But the characteristic of Mirabeau too is veracity and sense, power of true insight, superiority of vision.
Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History|Thomas Carlyle
On one point only the two advisers agreed: Breteuil, like Mirabeau, recommended Bouillé as the man of action.
Lectures on the French Revolution|John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
His rise to position was swift, and after the death of Mirabeau he followed him as President of the Assembly.
The Tragedy of St. Helena|Walter Runciman

It is right that the infamy of Mirabeau should be as eternal as his greatness.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for mirabeau

Mirabeau

/ (French mirabo) /

noun

Comte de, title of Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti. 1749–91, French Revolutionary politician

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