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Danton

[ dan-tn; French dahn-tawn ]

noun

  1. Georges Jacques [zhaw, r, zh zhahk], 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.


Danton

/ ˈdĂŠntən; dɑ̃tɔ̃ /

noun

  1. DantonGeorges Jacques17591794MFrenchPOLITICS: revolutionary leaderPOLITICS: 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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Danton, whose family has lived in Pacific Palisades since 1999, said the city had experienced a “crisis of leadership” since the fires broke out.

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Among them was a person with particular expertise in wrangling loose animals: David Danton, of Mount Vernon, Wash., who worked for nearly 15 years as a rodeo clown and rodeo bullfighter.

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With goals from Danton Heinen and Bryan Rust, the Penguins earned a point in a sixth consecutive game and trail Washington by just a single point in the standings.

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Pittsburgh’s Danton Heinen also scored, following up on his three-point performance Tuesday against Florida, and Crosby had an assist on Rust’s tying goal.

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The result, which is laced with literary references, dramatizes the rivalry between two revolutionary leaders, Georges Danton and Maximilien Robespierre.

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