Jacobins (en. Jacobins)

/ʒakɔbɛ̃/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Partisans of an egalitarian and centralized political philosophy.

The Jacobins played a crucial role in the French Revolution.

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

Members of a revolutionary society advocating direct democracy ideas.

The Club of the Jacobins was known for its rigor and progressive ideas.

Le club des jacobins était connu pour sa rigueur et ses idées progressistes.

A political faction that ruled during the period of the Terror.

The Jacobins were responsible for many controversial decisions during the Terror.

Les jacobins ont été responsables de nombreuses décisions controversées pendant la Terreur.

The term comes from the convent of the Jacobins in Paris, where members of the political club gathered.

Jacobin Republic

A term designating the government under the influence of the Jacobins.

République jacobine

Jacobin Terror

Period of severe repression associated with the Jacobins during the Revolution.

Terreur jacobine

Club of the Jacobins

Influential political organization during the French Revolution.

Club des jacobins

sans-culottes

Members of the working class during the Revolution, supporting the Jacobins.

sans-culottes

guillotine

An execution instrument widely used by the Jacobins during the Terror.

guillotine

Montagnards

Dominant faction within the National Assembly that included Jacobins.

Montagnards

Pejorative term for someone extremely radical.

He acts like a Jacobin, refusing any compromise.

Il agit comme un jacobin, refusant tout compromis.

Reference to a person considered too inclined to impose their ideas.

She is really Jacobin in her opinions, she tolerates no dissent.

Elle est vraiment jacobine dans ses opinions, elle ne tolère aucune dissidence.