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Noun: chancellor  chãn(t)-su-lu(r)
  1. The person who is head of government (in several countries)
    "The chancellor addressed the nation about the economic crisis";
    - premier, prime minister
     
  2. [Brit] The honorary or titular head of a university
    "The chancellor presided over the graduation ceremony"
Noun: Chancellor
  1. The British cabinet minister responsible for finance
    - Chancellor of the Exchequer

Derived forms: Chancellors, chancellors

Type of: cabinet minister, chief of state, head, head of state, head teacher [Brit], principal, school principal

Part of: British Cabinet

Encyclopedia: Chancellor, Richard