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noun
1.
French History. a member of a political party (1791–93) of moderate republicans whose leaders were deputies from the department of Gironde.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to the Girondists.
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Girondist
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| Girondist (dʒɪˈrɒndɪst) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also Jacobin 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 |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of or relating to the Girondists or their principles |
| Gi'rondism | |
| —n | |
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Girondist
1795, member of the moderate republican party of France, 1791-93, from Gironde, a deputy in southwestern France; the faction so called because its leaders were deputies elected from there.
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