Girondist

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Gi·ronde 1

 (jə-rŏnd′, zhē-rōNd′, zhĭ-)
An estuary of southwest France formed by the Garonne and Dordogne Rivers and opening into the Bay of Biscay.

Gi·ronde 2

 (jə-rŏnd′, zhē-rōNd′, zhĭ-)
n.
A moderate republican political party of Revolutionary France (1791-1793).
[After Gironde, a department of southwest France.]
Gi·rond′ist n.
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Girondist

(dʒɪˈrɒndɪst)
n
(Historical Terms) 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. See also Jacobin1
adj
(Historical Terms) of or relating to the Girondists or their principles
Giˈrondism n
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Gi•ron•dist

(dʒəˈrɒn dɪst)

n.
1. a member of a French political party of moderate republicans (1791–93) whose leaders were from the department of Gironde.
adj.
2. of or pertaining to the Girondists.
[1785–95; < French girondiste]
Gi•ron′dism, n.
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Noun1.Girondist - a member of the moderate republican party that was in power during the French Revolution; the Girondists were overthrown by their more radical rivals the Jacobins
Girondin
revolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, subverter - a radical supporter of political or social revolution
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