1. British Empire - Noun
2. British Empire - Proper noun
a former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; it included the British Isles, British West Indies, Canada, British Guiana; British West Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand
Source: WordNetI have not become the King's First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire. Winston Churchill
His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular. Idi Amin
Britain is the only colony in the British Empire and it is up to us now to liberate ourselves. Tony Benn
It is fundamental to Socialism that we should liquidate the British Empire as soon as we can. Stafford Cripps
The Jews might become the dynamite that will blow up the British Empire. Ze'ev Jabotinsky
The first condition of success for the League of Nations is, therefore, a firm understanding between the British Empire and the United States of America and France and Italy that there will be no competitive building up of fleets or armies between them. Arthur Henderson