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Jac·o·bin | \ ˈja-kə-bən 
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\Definition of Jacobin
1 : dominican
2
[French, from Jacobin Dominican; from the group's founding in the Dominican convent in Paris] : a member of an extremist or radical political group especially : a member of such a group advocating egalitarian democracy and engaging in terrorist activities during the French Revolution of 1789
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Jacobinic \ ˌja-kə-ˈbi-nik \ or Jacobinical \ ˌja-kə-ˈbi-ni-kəl \ adjective
\ or Jacobinical \ ˌja-kə-ˈbi-ni-kəl \ adjectiveJacobinism \ ˈja-kə-bə-ˌni-zəm \ noun
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“Jacobin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jacobin. Accessed 6 Jun. 2020.
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