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vice chancellor  (vs)

n. Abbr. VC

1. A deputy or an assistant chancellor in a university.

2. A deputy to or a substitute for a head of state or an official bearing the title chancellor.

3. Law A judge in equity courts ranking below a chancellor.

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vice-chancel·lor·ship (vs-chns-lr-shp, -chnslr-) n.

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vice chancellor

n

1. (Social Science / Education) the chief executive or administrator at some British universities Compare chancellor [3]

2. (Law) (in the US) a judge in courts of equity subordinate to the chancellor

3. (Law) (formerly in England) a senior judge of the court of chancery who acted as assistant to the Lord Chancellor

4. a person serving as the deputy of a chancellor

vice-chancellorship  n

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Noun

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vice chancellor - a deputy or assistant to someone bearing the title of chancellor administrator, decision maker - someone who administers a business