country in north-west Europe
  • UK
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • U.K.
  • U. K.
  • U K
  • G.B.
  • G. B.
  • G B
  • Great Britain
  • G.B.R.
  • G B R
  • Britain
  • Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • The UK
  • England
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    English
    United Kingdom
    country in north-west Europe
    • UK
    • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    • U.K.
    • U. K.
    • U K
    • G.B.
    • G. B.
    • G B
    • Great Britain
    • G.B.R.
    • G B R
    • Britain
    • Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    • The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    • The UK
    • England

    Statements

    inception
    6 December 1921Gregorian
    statement is subject of
    Anglo-Irish Treaty
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    official name
    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (English)
    start time
    1927
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    Unitit Kinrick o Great Breetain an Northren Irland (Scots)
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    Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon (Welsh)
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    Regno Unito di Gran Bretagna e Irlanda del Nord (Italian)
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    Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland (German)
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    Regne Unit (Catalan)
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    Förenade konungariket Storbritannien och Nordirland (Swedish)
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    Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska (Czech)
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    Spojené kráľovstvo Veľkej Británie a Severného Írska (Slovak)
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    Zjednoćene kralestwo Wulkeje Britaniskeje a Sewjerneje Irskeje (Upper Sorbian)
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    Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord (French)
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    Соединённое королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии (Russian)
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    Об'єднане Королівство Великої Британії та Північної Ірландії (Ukrainian)
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    Ir-Renju Unit tal-Gran Brittanja u l-Irlanda ta' Fuq (Maltese)
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    Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord (Romanian)
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    Nagy-Britannia és Észak-Írország Egyesült Királysága (Hungarian)
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    Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας και της Βόρειας Ιρλανδίας (Greek)
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    le Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d’Irlande du Nord (French)
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    reference URL
    http://cnig.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CNT-PVM_r%C3%A9vis%C3%A9_2020-01-27-1.pdf
    Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte (Spanish)
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    ꠉꠦꠞꠦꠁꠐ ꠛꠤꠐꠦꠘꠞ ꠞꠣꠁꠎ꠆ꠎ ꠝꠘ꠆ꠒꠟꠤ ꠀꠞ ꠃꠔ꠆ꠞꠞ ꠘꠦꠖꠣꠞ꠆ꠟꠦꠘ꠆ꠒ (Sylheti)
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    imported from Wikimedia project
    Wikimedia Incubator
    Wikimedia import URL
    https://incubator.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wp/syl/ꠁꠃꠇꠦ
    native label
    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (British English)
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    short name
    United Kingdom (English)
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    Britain (English)
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    Britain (British English)
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    Storbritannien (Swedish)
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    Великобритания (Russian)
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    Соединённое Королевство (Russian)
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    Велика Британія (Ukrainian)
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    Ir-Renju Unit (Maltese)
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    Regatul Unit (Romanian)
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    ΗΒ (Greek)
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    ꠁꠃꠇꠦ (Sylheti)
    IPA transcription
    iʊxe
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    ব্রিটেন (Bangla)
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    IPA transcription
    ˈstuɾbɾɪtɑːnɪɑ
    language of work or name
    Norwegian
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    vʲɪlʲɪkəbrʲɪˈtanʲɪj
    language of work or name
    Russian
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    jʊ̈nai̯tɘd kɪŋɡdə̯m
    language of work or name
    English
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    vʲɛlka brɨtaɲa
    language of work or name
    Polish
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    zukt̪ɔ raizzɔ
    language of work or name
    Sylheti
    alternative name
    lɔnd̪ɔn
    raizzɔ mɔnɖɔl
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    fɛɐ̯ˌʔaɪ̯nɪçtəs ˈkøːnɪçˌʁaɪ̯ç
    language of work or name
    German
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    fɛɐ̯ˌʔaɪ̯nɪktəs ˈkøːnɪkˌʁaɪ̯ç
    language of work or name
    German
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    participant in
    Battle of Carillon
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    Battle of the Lys
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    Battle of Omdurman
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    Battle of Vlotho
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    Pacific War
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    Battle of Cecina
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    Battle of Brandywine
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    Battle of Long Island
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    Battle of Bunker Hill
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    Battle of Wandiwash
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    Operation Grapple
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    life expectancy
    81 year
    point in time
    2019
    2021
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    publisher
    World Bank Open Data
    retrieved
    30 September 2024
    publisher
    World Bank Open Data
    retrieved
    7 October 2024
    80 year
    point in time
    2020
    2 references
    publisher
    World Bank Open Data
    retrieved
    30 September 2024
    publisher
    World Bank Open Data
    retrieved
    7 October 2024
    81 year
    point in time
    2021
    1 reference
    publisher
    World Bank Open Data
    retrieved
    30 September 2024
    82 year
    point in time
    2022
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    publisher
    World Bank Open Data
    retrieved
    30 September 2024
    publisher
    World Bank Open Data
    retrieved
    7 October 2024
    named after
    union
    applies to name of subject
    United Kingdom (English)
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    demonym
    British (English)
    short name
    Brit (English)
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    Britin (German)
    applies to part
    feminine
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    Brytyjczycy (Polish)
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    británicos (Spanish)
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    Britové (Czech)
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    brite (Danish)
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    breti (Faroese)
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    britit (Finnish)
    applies to part
    plural
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    Βρετανός (Greek)
    applies to part
    masculine
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    Βρετανή (Greek)
    applies to part
    feminine
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    בריטי (Hebrew)
    applies to part
    masculine
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    Orang Inggris (Indonesian)
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    イギリス人 (Japanese)
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    英国人 (Japanese)
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    Wong Inggeris (Javanese)
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    Британци (Macedonian)
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    ब्रिटिश (Marathi)
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    brite (Norwegian Bokmål)
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    brite (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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    britânicos (Portuguese)
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    britanic (Romanian)
    applies to part
    masculine
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    британец (Russian)
    applies to part
    masculine singular
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    британка (Russian)
    applies to part
    feminine singular
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    Breatannaich (Scottish Gaelic)
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    Brit (Slovak)
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    britt (Swedish)
    applies to part
    masculine
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    brittiska (Swedish)
    applies to part
    feminine
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    brit (Hungarian)
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    بريطاني (Arabic)
    applies to part
    masculine
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    британцы (Russian)
    applies to part
    masculine plural
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    بريطانية (Arabic)
    applies to part
    feminine
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    بريطانيون (Arabic)
    applies to part
    plural
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    британець (Ukrainian)
    applies to part
    male
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    британка (Ukrainian)
    applies to part
    female
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    британці (Ukrainian)
    applies to part
    plural
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    Brittaniku (Maltese)
    applies to part
    masculine personal
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    בריטית (Hebrew)
    applies to part
    feminine
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    britanici (Romanian)
    applies to part
    plural
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    britanică (Romanian)
    applies to part
    feminine
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    britannico (Italian)
    applies to part
    masculine singular
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    britannica (Italian)
    applies to part
    feminine singular
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    britannici (Italian)
    applies to part
    masculine plural
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    britanniche (Italian)
    applies to part
    feminine plural
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    brittisk (Swedish)
    applies to part
    common
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    británicu (Asturian)
    applies to part
    masculine singular
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    británica (Asturian)
    applies to part
    feminine singular
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    britse (Dutch)
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    isobritannialainen (Finnish)
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    reference URL
    http://www.kielitoimistonohjepankki.fi/ohje/166
    brittiläinen (Finnish)
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    英国人 (Simplified Chinese)
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    Briton (English)
    short name
    Brit (English)
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    Briton (British English)
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    britàneghi (Venetian)
    applies to part
    masculine plural
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    britànego (Venetian)
    applies to part
    masculine singular
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    britànega (Venetian)
    applies to part
    feminine singular
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    britàneghe (Venetian)
    applies to part
    feminine plural
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    بريطاني (Moroccan Arabic)
    applies to part
    masculine singular
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    بريطانية (Moroccan Arabic)
    applies to part
    feminine singular
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    بريطانيين (Moroccan Arabic)
    applies to part
    masculine plural
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    بريطانيات (Moroccan Arabic)
    applies to part
    feminine plural
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    motto text
    Dieu et mon droit (French)
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    country
    United Kingdom
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    capital
    London
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    coordinate location

    Map

    54°36'N, 2°0'W
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    coordinates of easternmost point

    Map

    52°28'48"N, 1°45'36"E
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    coordinates of northernmost point

    Map

    60°52'12.000"N, 0°52'12.000"W
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    coordinates of southernmost point

    Map

    49°57'36"N, 5°12'36"W
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    coordinates of westernmost point

    Map

    54°27'53.17"N, 8°10'39.04"W
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    highest point
    Ben Nevis
    elevation above sea level
    1,344±1 metre
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    head of state
    Charles III
    start time
    8 September 2022
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    Elizabeth II
    position held
    queen regnant
    start time
    6 February 1952
    end time
    8 September 2022
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    George VI
    end time
    6 February 1952
    start time
    11 December 1936
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    Edward VIII
    start time
    20 January 1936
    end time
    11 December 1936
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    George V
    end time
    20 January 1936
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    head of government
    Keir Starmer
    start time
    5 July 2024
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    Rishi Sunak
    start time
    25 October 2022
    end time
    5 July 2024
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    Liz Truss
    start time
    6 September 2022
    end time
    25 October 2022
    statement is subject of
    Truss ministry
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    Boris Johnson
    start time
    24 July 2019
    end time
    6 September 2022
    statement is subject of
    Johnson ministry
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    Gordon Brown
    start time
    2007
    end time
    2010
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    Tony Blair
    start time
    1997
    end time
    2007
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    John Major
    start time
    1990
    end time
    1997
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    Margaret Thatcher
    start time
    1979
    end time
    1990
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    James Callaghan
    start time
    1976
    end time
    1979
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    Harold Wilson
    start time
    1974
    end time
    1976
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    Edward Heath
    start time
    1970
    end time
    1974
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    Harold Wilson
    start time
    1964
    end time
    1970
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    Alec Douglas-Home
    start time
    1963
    end time
    1964
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    Harold Macmillan
    start time
    1957
    end time
    1963
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    Anthony Eden
    start time
    1955
    end time
    1957
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    Winston Churchill
    start time
    1951
    end time
    1955
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    Clement Attlee
    start time
    1945
    end time
    1951
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    Winston Churchill
    start time
    1940
    end time
    1945
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    Neville Chamberlain
    start time
    1936
    end time
    1940
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    highest judicial authority