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Reign Of Terror

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Noun

1. reign of terror

any period of brutal suppression thought to resemble the Reign of Terror in France

2. reign of terror

the historic period (1793-94) during the French Revolution when thousands were executed

Example Sentences:
'the Reign of the Bourbons ended and the Reign of Terror began'

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Reign Of Terror

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noun
the period of Jacobin rule during the French Revolution, during which thousands of people were executed for treason (Oct 1793–July 1794)

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Reign Of Terror

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the period of the French Revolution from 1793 to 1794, during which many persons were executed as counterrevolutionaries
often used figuratively

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Reign Of Terror

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n.
1. The period (1793-1794) of the French Revolution during which the republican government was temporarily suspended, power was concentrated in the hands of a small group of revolutionaries, and thousands of suspected counterrevolutionaries were executed.
2. reign of terror pl. reigns of terror A period of brutal suppression or intimidation by those in power.

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