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As⋅quith

   [as-kwith]
–noun
Herbert Henry (1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith), 1852–1928, British statesman: prime minister 1908–16.
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As·quith     (ās'kwĭth)  Pronunciation Key 
British Liberal politician and prime minister (1908-1916) who introduced unemployment insurance and old-age pensions and supported the Parliament Act of 1911, which established salaries for elected members and restricted the power of veto in the House of Lords.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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