Jacobin (en. Jacobin)

[ʒakɔbɛ̃]

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Member of a political party, often radical, advocating for equality and democracy.

The jacobins played a crucial role during the French Revolution.

Les jacobins ont joué un rôle essentiel durant la Révolution française.

Student or member of a society of young students under the Ancien Régime.

He was a fervent jacobin, participating in numerous political debates.

Il était un jacobin fervent, participant à de nombreux débats politiques.

A proponent of a centralized and egalitarian policy.

Jacobin ideas influenced the formation of the Republic.

Les idées jacobines ont influencé la formation de la République.

From the Latin 'Jacobus', referring to the monastic order of the Jacobins, which gave its name to the political club.

the jacobins in power

An expression designating a period of dominance of the jacobins in French politics.

les jacobins au pouvoir

the Jacobin era

Refers to the period of the French Revolution when the jacobins had major influence.

l'ère jacobine

Jacobin ideology

Relates to the ideas and principles promoted by the Jacobin movement.

idéologie jacobine

sans-culottes

Popular militants during the French Revolution, often associated with Jacobin ideas.

sans-culottes

terror

A period of political violence associated with the jacobins during the Revolution.

terreur

cordeliers

Another revolutionary political group often in opposition to the jacobins.

cordeliers

A pejorative term to refer to someone too radical or too politically engaged.

Stop being so jacobin in your opinions, temper your ideas a bit.

Arrête d'être si jacobin dans tes opinions, tempère un peu tes idées.

Used to describe a person demanding a high degree of equality.

He's a jacobin at heart, always advocating for the rights of the underprivileged.

C'est un jacobin dans l'âme, toujours à défendre les droits des plus démunis.