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Girondist definition

Gi·ron·dist (jə rän′dist)

noun

a member of a French political party (1791-93) that advocated moderate republican principles: it was suppressed by the Jacobins

Etymology: so named because first led by deputies from Gironde

adjective

designating or of this party

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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