Meaning of conventionnel | Babel Free

Definitions

A member of the French National Convention.

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Examples

“To calm their nerves and dispel the phantoms of their imaginations, the conventionnels proposed a series of fantastic draconian measures designed to insure tranquillity during the voting.”

“When the crowds burst again into the assembly hall, they bore with them on a pike the head of a conventionnel, Féraud, who had tried to bar their path.”

“The Conventionnels who had voted for the measure included many who had worked closely with deputies now under arrest for their part in the Terror.”

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