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Benjamin Disraeli

noun

British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881). Synonyms: Disraeli, First Earl of Beaconsfield.

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— Beacon Lights of History, Volume X • John Lord

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