Reign of Terror
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Tweet 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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