HyperDic: girondin

English > 1 sense of the word Girondin:
NOUNperson Girondin, Girondista member of the moderate republican party that was in power during the French Revolution
English > Girondin: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA 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.
SynonymGirondist
Broaderrevolutionist, revolutionary, subversive, subverterA radical supporter of political or social revolution
CatalanGirondí

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