chancellor
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/ˈtʃɑːnslə/
English
Definitions
noun
- A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.“Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Lord Chancellor”
- The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.“the Austrian Chancellor”
- A senior record keeper of a cathedral; a senior legal officer for a bishop or diocese in charge of hearing cases involving ecclesiastical law.
- The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.
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Reichskanzlerprime ministerpremierchancellerycouncillorcouncilorchancelloryvice-chancellorregistrarsupervisoraidecounsellorcounselorjusticeconsultantcounseltreasury