Dan·ton (dä -tô ), Georges Jacques 1759-1794. French Revolutionary leader who took part in the storming of the Bastille (1789) and supported the execution of Louis XVI (1793) but was guillotined the following year for his opposition to the excesses of the Reign of Terror. |
Danton [ˈdæntən (French) dɑ̃tɔ̃]
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(Biographies / Danton, Georges Jacques (1759-1794) M, French, POLITICS: revolutionary leader, POLITICS: statesman) Georges Jacques (ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk). 1759-94, French revolutionary leader: a founder member of the Committee of Public Safety (1793) and minister of justice (1792-94). He was overthrown by Robespierre and guillotined
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| Noun | 1. |  Danton - French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794) |
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