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Jenkins

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒɛŋkɪnz/

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Jenkins /ˈdʒɛŋkɪnz/ n

Roy (Harris), Baron Jenkins of Hillhead. 1920–2003, British politician and author; Labour home secretary (1965–67, 1974–76) and chancellor of the exchequer (1967–70); president of the European Commission (1977–80); cofounder of the Social Democratic Party (1981) and leader of the party (1982–83); Chancellor of Oxford University (1987–2003)

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