chancellor

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chan·cel·lor /ˈtʃɑːnsələ $ ˈtʃænsələr/ noun [countableC]

1. PGOthe Chancellor of the Exchequer 〔英国〕财政大臣

a) SECthe person who officially represents a British university on special occasions 〔英国大学的〕名誉校长

b) SECthe person in charge of some American universities 〔一些美国大学的〕校长

3 PGOthe leader of the government or the main government minister of some countries 〔某些国家的〕总理，首相

Helmut Kohl, the former German Chancellor

赫尔穆特•科尔，德国前总理

Examples from the Corpus

chancellor• Thomas Cardinal Bourchier, former Archbishop of Canterbury and chancellor, was appointed to head the deputation.• Willy Brandt, the former West German Chancellor• The final blow for Philip was the defection of his chancellor, Conrad, bishop of Würzburg.• Yet the vocabulary the chancellor uses is still closed in, tight and restrained.• You may recall that for years the chancellor was helplessly in thrall to Prudence.• the Chancellor of Indiana University• The chancellor, meanwhile, directed unmatched fund-raising and helped enhance the graduate studies' program.• The only advice for a Tory chancellor in this position is, don't ever get into this position.• Out went Norman Lamont, the unpopular chancellor.

Origin chancellor

(1000-1100) Old French chancelier, from Late Latin cancellarius “doorkeeper, secretary”, from cancellus; → CHANCEL

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