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Uncommonchancellor
The correct spelling is chancellor.
How to pronounce chancellor
/ˈtʃɑːnslə/
nounIPA: /ˈtʃɑːnslə/
Say it like: Cha-nse-llo-r
The correct spelling is chancellor. A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice. For example: "Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Lord Chancellor"
Usage Examples
“Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Lord Chancellor”
“the Austrian Chancellor”
Definition
noun
- 1.A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.
- 2.The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.
- 3.A senior record keeper of a cathedral; a senior legal officer for a bishop or diocese in charge of hearing cases involving ecclesiastical law.
- 4.The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.
- 5.Short for Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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