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Thermidorian

UK /ˌθɜːmɪˈdɔːɹɪ.ən/US /ˌθɝməˈdɔɹi.ən/

adjective 2
noun 1
forms 3

adjective2

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Pertaining to such people (in French history).
- The Thermidorian spirit of revenge focused particularly on the most extreme – and most unrepentant – former Terrorists within the Convention. — 2002
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Designating a relatively moderate reaction to a revolution.
- It is against the background of these Thermidorian tendencies in the Soviet Union that we have to view the so-called ‘Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution’ in China. — 1974

noun1

Someone who took part in, or supported, the overthrow of Robespierre on the 9th Thermidor (27 July) 1794.

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