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Ausgleich

British  
/ ˈausɡlaiç /

noun

  1. the agreement (1867) that established the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary

"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

Etymology

Origin of Ausgleich

German: levelling out, from aus out + gleichen to be similar

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The bond which would join these countries might be less tight and therefore stronger than the Ausgleich, which holds together the kingdoms of Austria and Hungary.

From American World Policies by Walter E. Weyl

The Ausgleich involved as one of its fundamentals a guarantee for all time of the laws, constitution, legal independence, freedom, and territorial integrity of Hungary and its subordinate countries.

From The Governments of Europe by Frederic Austin Ogg

On these terms the Ausgleich could be put through in an hour—apparently.

From The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories by Mark Twain

When the Reichsrath met, the government had a large The constitution of 1867. majority; and in the House, in which all the races except the Czechs were represented, the Ausgleich was ratified almost unanimously.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

"Mind you," he said, "there'll be something left—certainly the Zollverein and either the Ausgleich or something very like it."

From Frenzied Fiction by Stephen Leacock

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