Jacobins

[ (jak-uh-binz) ]

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An extreme radical party during the French Revolution named for the place where its founders first met, a convent of Jacobin friars. It was led by Robespierre.

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In general, a member of an extremist or radical group is often called a “Jacobin.”

Words nearby Jacobins

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How to use Jacobins in a sentence

It is a far cry from his father's speech at CPAC last year about how "Neo-Jacobins" are ruining America's foreign policy.
Rand Paul is Not Like His Father|Noah Kristula-Green|February 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Jefferson even defended the Jacobins, architects of the bloody Reign of Terror.
Un-American Revolutions|Niall Ferguson|February 27, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Many targets will settle because their attorneys will advise them that their juries will likely be stocked with Jacobins.
The Witch Hunt Backlash Is Coming|Eric Dezenhall|March 22, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Their present organization is precisely that of the French Jacobins; their plan of operation the same.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

They rivaled the Jacobins in the endeavor to see who could strike the heaviest blows against the throne.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
The mob, headed by the Jacobins, had now the complete ascendency, and he was minister but in name.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
Hence the Jacobins had serious cause to fear a reaction, and determined to silence their voices by the slide of the guillotine.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
The Jacobins now made a direct and infamous attempt to turn the rage of the populace against Madame Roland.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott