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Definition of Robespierre

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

Definition of Robespierre

1. Proper noun. The French Revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre, 1758-1794. Often used as a byword for a murderous demagogue or tyrant. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Robespierre

Literary usage of Robespierre

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, Emperor of the French: With a Preliminary by Walter Scott (1827)
"Views of Danton —and of Robespierre.—Principal Leaders of the Commune ... Danton arrested by the influence of Robespierre —and, along with Camille ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The condemnation of Louis XVI was a triumph for Robespierre, who, however, ... In April, Robespierre denounced them in the body of the Convention and on the ..."

3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The condemnation of Louis XVI was a triumph for Robespierre, who, ... In July 1793, Robespierre was made a member of the Committee of Public Safety, ..."

4. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"Only two days had elapsed when Robespierre introduced a law which was to complete the ... It has been pleaded that Robespierre intended to employ this ..."

5. The History of the French Revolution by Adolphe Thiers, Frederic Shoberl (1844)
"Robespierre, choked with rage, interrupted him with cries of fury. ... Robespierre the younger said from his place : " I share the crimes of my brother ..."

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