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Babouvist

UK/bəˈbuːvɪst/

Babouvist noun: a supporter or follower of François-Noël Babeuf or his ideas, including universal equal income and the abolition of private property.

Noun

Babouvist (plural Babouvists)

  1. A supporter or follower of François-Noël Babeuf or his ideas, including universal equal income and the abolition of private property.
    • At the end of the month, Merlin ordered the disbanding of the Police Legion, which had been infiltrated by the Babouvists.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 510

Forms of Babouvist

pluralBabouvists

Origin of Babouvist

From French babouviste, corresponding to French Babeuf + -ist.

Words formed from Babouvist

Questions about Babouvist

What does Babouvist mean?
Babouvist means a supporter or follower of François-Noël Babeuf or his ideas, including universal equal income and the abolition of private property.
What part of speech is Babouvist?
Babouvist is a noun.
How do you pronounce Babouvist?
Babouvist is pronounced /bəˈbuːvɪst/ (UK).
What is the plural of Babouvist?
The plural of Babouvist is Babouvists.

Words near Babouvist in the dictionary

  1. babouche
  2. babouches
  3. baboushka
  4. baboushkas
  5. Babouvism
  6. Babouvist
  7. Babouvistic
  8. Babouvists
  9. babracot
  10. babracoted
  11. babracoting

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