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chan·cel·lor  (chns-lr, -slr)

n. Abbr. C.

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. Law The presiding judge of a court of chancery or equity in some states of the United States.

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[Middle English chaunceler, from Old French chancelier, from Late Latin cancellrius, doorkeeper, from Latin cancell, bars, latticework; see cancel.]

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chancel·lor·ship n.

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chancellor [ˈtʃɑːnsələ -slə]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the head of the government in several European countries

2. (Social Science / Education) US the president of a university or, in some colleges, the chief administrative officer

3. (Social Science / Education) Brit and Canadian the honorary head of a university Compare vice chancellor [1]

4. (Law) US (in some states) the presiding judge of a court of chancery or equity

5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Brit the chief secretary of an embassy

6. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a clergyman acting as the law officer of a bishop

7. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Archaic the chief secretary of a prince, nobleman, etc.

[from Anglo-French chanceler, from Late Latin cancellārius porter, secretary, from Latin cancellī lattice; see chancel]

chancellorship  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Chancellor - the British cabinet minister responsible for finance Chancellor of the Exchequer British Cabinet - the senior ministers of the British government cabinet minister - a person who is a member of the cabinet
	2.	chancellor - the person who is head of state (in several countries) premier, prime minister chief of state, head of state - the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government taoiseach - the prime minister of the Irish Republic
	3.	chancellor - the honorary or titular head of a university Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom head teacher, school principal, principal, head - the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"

Translations

chancellor [ˈtʃɑːnsələʳ] N (Pol) → canciller mf (Univ) → rector(a) m/f honorario/a
Chancellor of the Exchequer → Ministro/a m/f or (LAm) Secretario/a m/f de Economía y Hacienda
Lord Chancellor jefe de la administración de la justicia en Inglaterra y Gales, y presidente de la Cámara de los Lores

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Chancellor [ˈtʃɑːnslə^r] n

[Germany, Austria] → chancelier/ière

[British university] → président(e) m/f honoraire

[American university] → recteur m
see also vice-chancellor

= Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chancellor of the Exchequer n (British) → chancelier/ière de l'Échiquier (ministre des finances britannique)

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chancellor

n (Jur, Pol, Univ) → Kanzler m; Chancellor (of the Exchequer) (Brit) → Schatzkanzler(in) m(f), → Finanzminister(in) m(f)

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chancellor [ˈtʃɑːnsələʳ] n → cancelliere m; (of university) → rettore m (onorario)

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chancellor

n chancellor [ˈtʃaːnsələ]

1 a state or legal official of various kinds The Lord Chancellor is the head of the English legal system. kanselier قاضي القُضاه، رَئيسُ مَجْلِسِ اللوردات канцлер kancléř kansler der Kanzler καγκελάριος canciller kantsler معاون پادشاه kansleri, oikeusministeri chancelier/-ière קַנצלֵר कुलपति savjetnik kancellár kanselir kanslari cancelliere 大法官・首相 고관 kancleris kanclers; augstākais tiesnesis; ministrs canselor kanselier overhode, kansler kanclerz chanceler can­celar канцлер kancelár kancler kancelar justitiekansler ข้าราชการระดับสูง başbakan, şansölye 大臣 канцлер قانونی افسرِاعلیٰ Đại Pháp Quan; Thủ tướng 大臣

2 the head of a university. kanselier رَئيسُ الجامِعَه ректор rektor rektor der Vorstand πρύτανης rector rektor رئیس دانشگاه kansleri recteur, rectrice נְשִׂיא אוּנִיבְרסִיטָה चांसलर पद rektor rektor rektor rektor rettore 学長 (대학의) 학장, (분교) 총장 rektorius rektors canselor hoofd van een universiteit rektor rektor reitor rector ректор rektor, -ka rektor rektor universitetskansler อธิการบดี rektör 大學校長 президент університету کسی یونیورسٹی کا افسر اعلیٰ hiệu trưởng 大学校长

n Chancellor of the Exchequer

the Finance Minister in Great Britain. Minister van Finansies وَزيرُ المالِيَّه министър на финансите в Англия ministr financí finansminister der Finanzminister Υπουργός Οικονομικών στη Μεγάλη Βρετανία Ministro de Hacienda rahandusminister وزیر دارایی שָׂר הָאוֹצַר ब्रिटेन का वित्त मंत्री britanski ministar financija pénzügyminiszter Menteri Keuangan di Inggris Cancelliere dello Scacchiere, Ministro delle Finanze e del Tesoro 大蔵大臣 재무장관 finansų ministras, iždo kancleris finanšu ministrs (Lielbritānijā) Menteri Kewangan di Ingeris Minister van Financiën den britiske finansministeren minister skarbu państwa канцлер казначейства minister financií, kancelár pokladu minister za finance Ministar finansija finansminister อัครมหาเสนาบดี Maliye Bakanı 財政部長 канцлер казначейства وزیرِ خزانہ برطانیہ bộ trưởng bộ tài chính Anh 财政部长