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Gunpowder Plot
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Gunpowder Plot
n
(Historical Terms) the unsuccessful conspiracy to blow up James I and Parliament at Westminster on Nov. 5, 1605 See also Guy Fawkes Day
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Noun1.Gunpowder Plot - a conspiracy in 1605 in England to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament to avenge the persecution of Catholics in England; led by Guy Fawkes
cabal, conspiracy - a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)


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