also: ギヨチン · ギロティン · ギヨチーヌ
noun
Refers to the execution device; also used metaphorically for a decisive cut or elimination.
from French
フランス革命では多くの人がギロチンで処刑された。
During the French Revolution, many people were executed by guillotine.
その政治家
That politician's statement was like being put to the guillotine within the party.