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| chancellor [ chnssələr, chnsslər ] (plural chancellors) |
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1. government
Same as Chancellor of the Exchequer
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2. politics head of parliamentary government: the chief minister of government in some parliamentary democracies
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3. UK education honorary head of university: the honorary head of a university
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4. North America education chief administrative officer of university: the chief administrative officer of some universities
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5. international relations embassy secretary: the main secretary of an embassy
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6. US law US presiding judge: in some US states, the presiding judge of a court of equity or chancery
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| [Pre-12th century. Via Anglo-Norman c(h)anceler, Old French chancelier< Latin cancellarius 'court secretary, attendant at the grating' < cancelli (see chancel)] |
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  chancellorship noun |
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