Associations to the word «Robespierre»

Wiktionary

ROBESPIERRE, proper noun. The French Revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre, 1758-1794. Often used as a byword for a murderous demagogue or tyrant.

Dictionary definition

ROBESPIERRE, noun. French revolutionary; leader of the Jacobins and architect of the Reign of Terror; was himself executed in a coup d'etat (1758-1794).

Wise words

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