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Marat [ma-ra] Examples noun
- Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/, 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d’Armont.
Examples from the Web for marat Contemporary Examples of marat
“This is the time to build a bridge to Putin, before the most talented people move out of Russia,” said curator Marat Gelman.
As Putin Wins Re-Election by Landslide, Both Sides Reluctantly Rally
Owen Matthews, Anna Nemtsova
March 5, 2012
Historical Examples of marat
He pronounced the panegyric of Robespierre, and the apotheosis of Marat.
Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete
Lewis Goldsmith
The Citizen Marat was ill, she was told, and could receive no visitors.
The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series
Rafael Sabatini
They who would imitate Marat and Robespierre will have a short reign.’
Charles James Lever
The leaders of this party were Danton, Robespierre, and Marat.
John Foxe
On that tribune the guillotine had its orator, Marat; and the Inquisition its Montalembert.
Victor Hugo
British Dictionary definitions for marat Marat noun
- Jean Paul (ʒɑ̃ pɔl). 1743–93, French revolutionary leader and journalist. He founded the radical newspaper L’Ami du peuple and was elected to the National Convention (1792). He was instrumental in overthrowing the Girondists (1793); he was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday