chancellor of the exchequer
noun phrase
often capitalized C&E
: a member of the British cabinet in charge of the public income and expenditure
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Similarly, for a while, George Osbourne, former chancellor of the exchequer (finance chief) for the U.K. government, took a role as a senior adviser to the giant U.S.-based fund management company Black Rock.
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Simon Constable, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2024
In mid-February 2020, Johnson, having won his landslide, rewarded Sunak by appointing him chancellor of the exchequer.
—Dominic Green, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
The current prime minister, Rishi Sunak, is also facing tough questions for his performance, as finance minister, or chancellor of the exchequer, during the pandemic.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
As the country’s political and economic uncertainty begins to settle, its predictability could become its strong suit, according to the chancellor of the exchequer, Jeremy Hunt.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2023
George Osborne, the chancellor of the exchequer, told voters that leaving would wreck the British economy.
—Anand Menon, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2017
Sunak, the former chancellor of the exchequer, says those measures would take too long to implement and wouldn’t help enough of those most in need.
—Reed Landberg, Bloomberg.com, 7 Aug. 2022
Simon Constable, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2024
In mid-February 2020, Johnson, having won his landslide, rewarded Sunak by appointing him chancellor of the exchequer.
—Dominic Green, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
The current prime minister, Rishi Sunak, is also facing tough questions for his performance, as finance minister, or chancellor of the exchequer, during the pandemic.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
As the country’s political and economic uncertainty begins to settle, its predictability could become its strong suit, according to the chancellor of the exchequer, Jeremy Hunt.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2023
George Osborne, the chancellor of the exchequer, told voters that leaving would wreck the British economy.
—Anand Menon, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2017
Sunak, the former chancellor of the exchequer, says those measures would take too long to implement and wouldn’t help enough of those most in need.
—Reed Landberg, Bloomberg.com, 7 Aug. 2022
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