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Batista y Zaldívar, Fulgencio
(Encyclopedia) Batista y Zaldívar, FulgencioBatista y Zaldívar, Fulgenciof&oomacr;lhĕnˈsēō bätēˈstä ē säldēˈvär [key], 1901–73, president of Cuba (1940–44, 1952–59). An army sergeant, Batista…Noriega, Manuel Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Noriega, Manuel AntonioNoriega, Manuel Antoniomänwĕlˈ äntōˈnyō nôryāˈgə [key], 1934–2017, Panamanian general. Commander of the Panamanian Defense Forces from 1983, when he promoted…Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz
(Encyclopedia) Abdullah bin Abdul AzizAbdullah bin Abdul Azizäbd&oobreve;lˈlä ĭbˈən ăbd&oobreve;lˈ ăzēzˈ [key], 1924–2015, king of Saudi Arabia (2005–15), b. Riyadh. Like his predecessor,…Mohammed bin Salman
(Encyclopedia) Mohammed bin Salman, 1985–, crown prince of Saudi Arabia, b. Riyadh. The son of King Salman bin Abdul Aziz, he received a law degree from King Saud Univ. (2007) and then worked in…Hun Sen
(Encyclopedia) Hun SenHun Senh&oobreve;n sĕn [key], 1952–, Cambodian political leader, premier of Cambodia (1985–93, 1998–; second premier, 1993–98). A member of the Khmer Rouge from 1970, he…encomienda
(Encyclopedia) encomiendaencomiendaānkōmyānˈdä [key] [Span. encomendar=to entrust], system of tributory labor established in Spanish America. Developed as a means of securing an adequate and cheap…Brewer's: Ex Professo
(Latin). Avowedly; expressly. “I have never written ex professo on the subject.” —Gladstone: Nineteenth Century, Nov., 1885. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: Ipse Dixit
(Latin). A mere assertion, wholly unsupported. We say it is “your ipse dixit, ” “his ipse dixit, ” “their ipse dixit,” and so on Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer…Brewer's: Ipswich
A corruption of Gypes-wick, the town on the river “Gyppen,” now called the Orwell. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894IramIpso Facto A B C D E F G H I…Brewer's: De Die in Diem
From day to day continuously, till the business is completed. “The Ministry have elected to go on de die in diem.” —Newspaper paragraph, December, 1885. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Trending
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