chancellor
A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in…A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.
» Gerhard Schroeder is the first German chancellor not to have lived through World War II.
Gerhard Schröder ist der erste deutsche Kanzler, der nicht den Zweiten Weltkrieg miterlebt hat.
Герхард Шрёдер — первый немецкий канцлер, которому не пришлось пережить Вторую мировую войну.
Meaning
7 sensesA 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
Kanzler, Kanzlerin
ка́нцлерkáncler
ка́нцлерkáncler, ка́нцлеркаkánclerka
The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.
the Austrian Chancellor
Bundeskanzler, Bundeskanzlerin, Kanzler
ка́нцлерkáncler
ка́нцлерkáncler, ка́нцлеркаkánclerka
the person who is head of government (in several countries)
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.
Kanzler, Dekan
ре́кторréktor
ре́кторréktor
the honorary or titular head of a university
The foreman of a jury.
старшина́ прися́жныхstaršiná prisjážnyx
(US)The chief judge of a court of chancery (that is, one exercising equity jurisdiction).
A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the rook and the knight.
Examples
38 sentencesGerhard Schroeder is the first German chancellor not to have lived through World War II.
ruГерхард Шрёдер — первый немецкий канцлер, которому не пришлось пережить Вторую мировую войну. — Hellerick
deGerhard Schröder ist der erste deutsche Kanzler, der nicht den Zweiten Weltkrieg miterlebt hat. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The new chancellor hasn't fulfilled his promises.
The new chancellor is promoting international trade.
deDer neue Kanzler fördert den internationalen Handel. — Ioan_Cristian
In Germany, the federal chancellor is democratically chosen.
The chancellor comes after the president of the parliament.
deDer Kanzler kommt nach dem Parlamentspräsidenten. — Esperantostern
Translations
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Origin
From Anglo-Norman or Middle English chaunceler, chanceler, canceler (“chief administrativeFrom Anglo-Norman or Middle English chaunceler, chanceler, canceler (“chief administrative or executive officer of a ruler; chancellor, secretary; private secretary, scribe; Lord Chancellor of England; officer of the ruler's exchequer; a high administrative or executive officer (for example, a deputy or representative of a bishop; the head of a university)”), from Old French cancelier, chancelier (“chancellor”), from Late Latin cancellārius (“secretary; doorkeeper, porter; usher of a court of law stationed at the bars separating the public from the judges”), from Latin cancellī (plural of cancellus (“grate; bars, barrier; railings”), diminutive of cancer (“grid; barrier”), from Proto-Italic *karkros (“enclosure”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend, turn”)) + -ārius (suffix forming nouns denoting an agent of use). Equivalent to chancel + -or. Piecewise doublet of canceler.
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Forms
plural: chancellorsSynonyms
4 synonyms- the person who is head of government (in several countries):premierprime minister
- the British cabinet minister responsible for finance:Chancellor of the Exchequer