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Girondism

Girondism

9.9
Political ideas of a moderate group that supported a republic during the French Revolution
  • noun
  • /dʒɪˈrɒndɪzəm/
: girondismo
  • The principles of Girondism favored a constitutional government.

Examples

  • His political views gradually shifted from radical Jacobinism to the moderate principles of Girondism.

  • Many saw Girondism as representing the interests of the provincial middle class.

  • The historian specialized in the study of Girondism and its role during the French Revolution.

  • Many historians study Girondism to understand the political landscape of the French Revolution.

  • His political views gradually shifted from radical Jacobinism to the moderate principles of Girondism.

  • Many saw Girondism as representing the interests of the provincial middle class.

  • The historian specialized in the study of Girondism and its role during the French Revolution.

Surface Forms

Girondism singular
Girondisms plural

Morphology

Girondism = Girondin (transparent) = Girondin + ism

Formed by attaching the productive noun-forming suffix '-ism' to the name of the political group, so the meaning 'doctrine or movement of the Girondins' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Girondism comes from the name Girondists, a group named for the Gironde region of France, and it means the 'political ideas' of that group. Like in liberalism, the -ism part shows a set of ideas, so Girondism refers to the moderate, middle-class republican views the Girondists supported.