reign of terror

noun

Etymology

Named for the violence of the period, when thousands or people were massacred or executed through the guillotine by the Committee of Public Safety under Maximilien Robespierre.

Definitions

A brutal period of political violence and intimidation in the wake of a popular…
A brutal period of political violence and intimidation in the wake of a popular revolution.
A period defined by tyranny and violation of rights without accountability for the party…
A period defined by tyranny and violation of rights without accountability for the party responsible.
The period of the French Revolution between 1793 and 1794, marked by political violence,…
The period of the French Revolution between 1793 and 1794, marked by political violence, including massacres and public executions by guillotine of over a thousand French citizens accused of bearing reactionary sentiments or treason against the French First Republic.

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