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nouna check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed; it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office
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nouna British financial system in which a bank or a post office transfers money from one account to another when they receive authorization to do so
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- marat French revolutionary leader (born in Switzerland) who was a leader in overthrowing the Girondists and was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday (1743-1793)
- corday French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated Marat (1768-1793)
- girondism the doctrine of the Girondists
- charlotte corday French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated Marat (1768-1793)
- jean paul marat French revolutionary leader (born in Switzerland) who was a leader in overthrowing the Girondists and was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday (1743-1793)
- girondin a member of the moderate republican party that was in power during the French Revolution; the Girondists were overthrown by their more radical rivals the Jacobins
- marie anne charlotte corday d'armont French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated Marat (1768-1793)
- girondist a member of the moderate republican party that was in power during the French Revolution; the Girondists were overthrown by their more radical rivals the Jacobins