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Noun: chamberlain  cheym-bu(r)-lin
  1. An officer who manages the household of a king or nobleman
    "The chamberlain oversaw the preparations for the royal banquet"
     
  2. The treasurer of a municipal corporation
    "The city chamberlain presented the annual budget report"
Noun: Chamberlain  cheym-bu(r)-lin
  1. British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940)
    - Neville Chamberlain, Arthur Neville Chamberlain

Derived forms: chamberlains

Type of: financial officer, national leader, PM, premier, Prime Minister, statesperson, steward, treasurer

Part of: Conservative Party, Tory Party

Encyclopedia: Chamberlain, Ontario