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   Chan·cel·lor

   /ˈCHans(ə)lər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a senior state or legal official: "the Lord chancellor and the judges will consider the application"
   • ▪ short for Chancellor of the Exchequer
   • ▪ the head of the government in some European countries, such as Germany.
   • ▪ the nonresident honorary head of a college or university.
   • ▪ the president or chief administrative officer of a college or university.
   • ▪ a bishop's law officer.
   • ▪ the presiding judge of a chancery court.

   Word Origin late Old English from Old French cancelier, from late Latin cancellarius ‘porter, secretary’ (originally a court official stationed at the grating separating public from judges), from cancelli ‘crossbars’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. chancellorship noun

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   noun. the chief minister of state in certain parliamentary governments, as in Germany; prime minister; premier. the chief administrative officer in certain American universities. a secretary, as to a king or noble or of an embassy. the priest in charge of a Roman Catholic chancery.

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   CHANCELLOR meaning: 1. a person in a position of the highest or high rank, especially in a government or university…. Learn more.

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   1. Any of various officials of high rank, especially: a. A secretary to a monarch or noble. b. Chiefly British The chief secretary of an embassy. c. The chief minister of state in some European countries. 2. a. The president of certain American universities. b. Chiefly British The honorary or titular head of a university. 3.

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   Definition of chancellor noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCHANCELLOR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · 1. title noun & countable noun. Chancellor is the title of the head of government in Germany and Austria . ...Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany. ...as the Chancellor arrived. 2. countable noun. In Britain, the Chancellor is the Chancellor of the Exchequer . 3. countable noun.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCHANCELLOR | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   the leader of the government in some countries: the German chancellor. chancellornoun[C] (UNIVERSITY) the person with the highest position in some universities. chancellornoun[C] (MONEY) the person in the British government who makes decisions about taxes and government spending.

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   noun. the chief minister of state in certain parliamentary governments, as in Germany; prime minister; premier. the chief administrative officer in certain American universities. a secretary, as to a king or noble or of an embassy. the priest in charge of a Roman Catholic chancery. the title of various important judges and other high officials.