sansculottism
/sænzkjuˈlɑtɪzəm/
noun
- The political principles, ideology, or movement of the extreme radical republicans during the French Revolution, characterized by egalitarianism, anti-aristocracy, and direct democracy.
- Sansculottism demanded not just political change but a complete social leveling.
- The historian's book explores the rise of sansculottism in revolutionary Paris.
- Many modern anarchist ideas trace their roots back to sansculottism.
- Any radical or revolutionary political stance that rejects established authority and traditional social hierarchies.
- The protest movement was accused of promoting a new form of sansculottism.
- His speeches were filled with the fiery rhetoric of sansculottism.
- Critics dismissed the reforms as mere sansculottism, lacking a practical plan.