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Jac·o·bin
 Jacobin
- pronunciation:
- jae
k
bihn
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a member of a society of radical democrats that used terrorist tactics during the French Revolution.
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| definition 2: |
an extreme political radical who favors violent means to achieve an egalitarian society.
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
of or relating to the Jacobins or their policies.
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| related words: |
radical |
| derivations: |
Jacobinic (adj.), Jacobinism (n.) |
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