Pitt
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- the name of two British statesmen皮特（两位英国政治家之名）：
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- William, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708-78); known as Pitt the Elder. As Secretary of State (effectively Prime Minister), he headed coalition governments 1756-61 and 1766-8. He brought the Seven Years War to an end in 1763 and also masterminded the conquest of French possessions overseas, particularly in Canada and India.威廉, 查塔姆伯爵（第一）（1707-1778, 通称“老皮特”, 曾任职国务大臣, 实为首相, 主持了1751-1761年以及1766-1768年两届联合政府。1763年他结束了“七年战争”, 并策划了对法国海外属地, 尤其加拿大和印度的征服活动）。
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- William (1759-1806), Prime Minister 1783-1801 and 1804-6, the son of Pitt the Elder; known as Pitt the Younger. The youngest-ever Prime Minister, he introduced financial reforms to reduce the national debt.威廉（1759-1806, 英国首相[1783-1801,1804-1806], 老皮特之子, 通称“小皮特”, 英国最年轻的首相, 他推行了财政改革以减少国债）。