Definition of "Thermidorian"

Thermidorian

/ˌθɜːmɪˈdɔːɹɪ.ən/

noun
plural Thermidorians
1. (history) Someone who took part in, or supported, the overthrow of Robespierre on the 9th Thermidor (27 July) 1794.
  Quotations
  By then, the Thermidorians’ sights were already trained on a further target, namely, ‘the Four’, as they became known: Billaud-Varenne, Collot d'Herbois and Barère from the old CPS and Vadier from the CGS.
  2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 501
adjective
comparative more Thermidorian, superlative most Thermidorian
1. (history) Pertaining to such people (in French history).
  Quotations
  The Thermidorian spirit of revenge focused particularly on the most extreme – and most unrepentant – former Terrorists within the Convention.
  2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 501
2. Designating a relatively moderate reaction to a revolution.
  Quotations
  It is against the background of these Thermidorian tendencies in the Soviet Union that we have to view the so-called ‘Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution’ in China.
  1974, W.F. Wertheim, Evolution and Revolution