chancellery
noun
chan·cel·lery
ˈchan(t)-s(ə-)lə-rē 
-səl-rē
variants
or chancellory
plural chancelleries or chancellories
1
a
: the position, court, or department of a chancellor
b
: the building or room where a chancellor's office is located
2
: the office of secretary of the court of a person high in authority
3
: the office or staff of an embassy or consulate
Examples of chancellery in a Sentence
The prime minister will speak at the State Chancellery this afternoon.
greeted by members of the chancellery
Recent Examples on the Web
The cancellations, postponements and uproars have hit every cultural sector, with anger and accusations coming from as high as the chancellery.
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Jason Farago, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Speaking to journalists side by side at the chancellery on Sunday morning, Mr. Zelensky and Chancellor Olaf Scholz sought to highlight an improving relationship with exchanges of gratitude and praise.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 14 May 2023
Her party had objected to more power being put in the hands of Scholz’s chancellery.
—Kate Brady, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
Germany’s failure to do the same may reflect anxieties, both inside and outside the chancellery, that its planned progressive agenda — particularly the shift to a carbon-neutral economy — is being forgotten amid the demands of the war in Ukraine.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2022
Scholz, who will host Sunday evening’s talks at the chancellery in Berlin, has mostly avoided becoming embroiled in the coalition squabbling.
—Arne Delfs, Bloomberg.com, 26 Mar. 2023
Giffey was appointed to the German capital’s top job after narrowly winning the regional vote held in September 2021 on the same day as the national election that swept Scholz into the chancellery.
—Michael Nienaber, Bloomberg.com, 12 Feb. 2023
At party headquarters on Sunday night, he was being celebrated as a savior by party members who were adamant that the chancellery was theirs.
—New York Times, 26 Sep. 2021
By then the Bronzino painting had been acquired by the Reich chancellery with help from Gerdy Troost, known as Hitler’s favorite interior designer.
—Colin Moynihan, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2022
Jason Farago, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Speaking to journalists side by side at the chancellery on Sunday morning, Mr. Zelensky and Chancellor Olaf Scholz sought to highlight an improving relationship with exchanges of gratitude and praise.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 14 May 2023
Her party had objected to more power being put in the hands of Scholz’s chancellery.
—Kate Brady, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
Germany’s failure to do the same may reflect anxieties, both inside and outside the chancellery, that its planned progressive agenda — particularly the shift to a carbon-neutral economy — is being forgotten amid the demands of the war in Ukraine.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2022
Scholz, who will host Sunday evening’s talks at the chancellery in Berlin, has mostly avoided becoming embroiled in the coalition squabbling.
—Arne Delfs, Bloomberg.com, 26 Mar. 2023
Giffey was appointed to the German capital’s top job after narrowly winning the regional vote held in September 2021 on the same day as the national election that swept Scholz into the chancellery.
—Michael Nienaber, Bloomberg.com, 12 Feb. 2023
At party headquarters on Sunday night, he was being celebrated as a savior by party members who were adamant that the chancellery was theirs.
—New York Times, 26 Sep. 2021
By then the Bronzino painting had been acquired by the Reich chancellery with help from Gerdy Troost, known as Hitler’s favorite interior designer.
—Colin Moynihan, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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The first known use of chancellery was
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“Chancellery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chancellery. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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chancellery
noun
chan·cel·lery
variants
or chancellory
ˈchan(t)-s(ə-)lə-rē
-səl-rē
plural chancelleries or chancellories
1
: the position or department of a chancellor
2
: the building or office where a chancellor works
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