"reign of terror" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reigns of terror [plural]
Etymology: From the Reign of Terror that took place during the French Revolution. Head templates: {{en-noun|reigns of terror}} reign of terror (plural reigns of terror)
  1. (politics) A brutal period of political violence and intimidation in the wake of a popular revolution. Categories (topical): Politics Hyponyms: red terror, Red Terror, white terror, White Terror Translations (period of brutal intimidation by those in power): 恐怖时期 (Kǒngbù shíqí) (Chinese Mandarin), schrikbewind [neuter] (Dutch), hirmuvalta (Finnish), Schreckensherrschaft [feminine] (German), Terrorherrschaft [feminine] (German), regime del terrore [masculine] (Italian), страховла́да [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), strahovláda [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), reinado del terror [masculine] (Spanish), reinado de terror [masculine] (Spanish), skräckvälde [neuter] (Swedish), terrorvälde [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-reign_of_terror-en-noun-nuxKmuMj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, politics

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