chancellor
noun
chan·cel·lor
ˈchan(t)-s(ə-)lər 
1
a
: the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king
b
: the lord chancellor of Great Britain
c
British
: the chief secretary of an embassy
d
: a Roman Catholic priest heading the office in which diocesan business is transacted and recorded
2
a
: the titular head of a British university
b(1)
: a university president
(2)
: the chief executive officer in some state systems of higher education
3
a
: a lay legal officer or adviser of an Anglican diocese
b
: a judge in a court of chancery or equity in various states of the U.S.
4
: the chief minister of state in some European countries
Examples of chancellor in a Sentence
the new chancellor of the university
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Consumer confidence fell in October to its lowest level since March, when former chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his last budget, the fresh GfK showed Friday.
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Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
Mone is stepping down as chancellor at the end of this school year.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2024
In 1881 Otto von Bismarck, the chancellor of the German Empire, proposed to pay a pension to Germans who survived past 70 years old.
—Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
The success for the SPD could give Scholz a slight reprieve from party discussions about his suitability to be once more be its chancellor candidate for the federal election scheduled for next September given his unpopularity with voters.
—Reuters, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024
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Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
Mone is stepping down as chancellor at the end of this school year.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2024
In 1881 Otto von Bismarck, the chancellor of the German Empire, proposed to pay a pension to Germans who survived past 70 years old.
—Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
The success for the SPD could give Scholz a slight reprieve from party discussions about his suitability to be once more be its chancellor candidate for the federal election scheduled for next September given his unpopularity with voters.
—Reuters, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024
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chancellor
noun
chan·cel·lor
ˈchan(t)-s(ə-)lər
1
: the chief minister of state in some European countries
2
: the head of a university
Legal Definition
chancellor
noun
chan·cel·lor
ˈchan-sə-lər
1
: the head of a chancery: as
a
: the Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
b
: a judge in a court of equity in various states
2
a
: a university president
b
: the chief executive officer in some state systems of higher education
3
: the chief minister of state in some European countries (as Germany)
Etymology
Old French chancelier royal secretary, from Late Latin cancellarius doorkeeper, clerk, from Latin cancellus latticework barrier
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