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Deak

/ ˈdɛɑːk /

noun

  1. DeakFerenc18031876MHungarianPOLITICS: statesman Ferenc (ˈferents). 1803–76, Hungarian statesman: minister of justice following the 1848 Hungarian uprising. The Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy was largely his creation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Deak's spirit, in the person of Andrassy, recovered the possession of power.

Deak demanded the extension to the peasant of the right of buying land, and better security for person and property.

He was a few years older than Francis Deak, and, like him, was trained as a lawyer.

But the Magyar cry of alarm at the demands of the Slavs was now echoed by a fiercer voice than that of Deak.

He and Francis Deak were the leaders of the revolution of 1848 which resulted in the constitution of that year.

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