Carbonari


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Carbonari

(ˌkɑːbəˈnɑːrɪ)
pl n, sing -naro (-ˈnɑːrəʊ)
1. (Historical Terms) a secret political society with liberal republican aims, originating in S Italy about 1811 and particularly engaged in the struggle for Italian unification
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a secret political society with liberal republican aims, originating in S Italy about 1811 and particularly engaged in the struggle for Italian unification
[C19: from Italian, plural of carbonaro seller or burner of charcoal, name adopted by the society]
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"Ah, ah," murmured he, "is Dantes then a member of some Carbonari society, that his protector thus employs the collective form?
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Such misdiagnoses caused substantial diagnostic delays, increased the risk of cognitive deterioration, and exposed children to inappropriate radiation and invasive procedures, reported Giulia Carbonari and her associates at the University of (Italy) Bologna.
The main aim of these groups was to drive out the invaders and regain their land, for example the Carbonari. They wanted a constitutional government and to drive out the Austrians.
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The efforts of such groups as the Italian Carbonari, the Anarchist followers of Michael Bakunin, and the Socialist and Communist descendants of Karl Marx gained impetus from the Illuminati and have sought to achieve Weishaupt's goal.
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There were also tensions with senior players including defender Horacio Carbonari, who has now left the club, and midfielders Simo Valakari and Giorgi Kinkladze.