Ausgleich
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Ausgleich
German: levelling out, from aus out + gleichen to be similar
Example Sentences
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"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
Parliament was adjourned for a week—to let the members cool off, perhaps—a sacrifice of precious time; for but two months remained in which to carry the all-important Ausgleich to a consummation.
From The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories by Mark Twain
The Government side had made a supreme effort, assisting itself with all the helps at hand, both lawful and unlawful, yet had failed to get the Ausgleich into the hands of a committee.
From The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories by Mark Twain
Votes upon motions, whether carried or defeated, could make endless delay, and postpone the Ausgleich to next century.
From The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories by Mark Twain
—Austria, establishment of control, 443; encroachment by, 449-450; suppresses revolution of 1848, 455-456; constitutional experiments, 457-468; Ausgleich established, 458-459.
From The Governments of Europe by Frederic Austin Ogg
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