chancellor

noun

chan·cel·lor | \ ˈchan(t)-s(ə-)lər

Definition of chancellor

1a : the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king

b : the lord chancellor of Great Britain

c British : the chief secretary of an embassy

d : a Roman Catholic priest heading the office in which diocesan business is transacted and recorded

2a : the titular head of a British university

b(1) : a university president

(2) : the chief executive officer in some state systems of higher education

3a : a lay legal officer or adviser of an Anglican diocese

b : a judge in a court of chancery or equity in various states of the U.S.

4 : the chief minister of state in some European countries

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the new chancellor of the university

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Photo: Tyler Darden for The Wall Street Journal For these presidents and chancellors, the campus homes are also more than residences. — Kris Frieswick, WSJ, "The Multimillion-Dollar Homes on Campus Where Rent is Free," 4 Oct. 2018 The first woman and the first easterner to run a reunified Germany, the chancellor is more than a beleaguered European leader who has stuck around for a little too long. — Katrin Bennhold, BostonGlobe.com, "Merkel’s coalition survives, for now," 2 July 2018 The chancellor is under siege from a coalition partner that wants to turn away asylum-seekers at Germany’s borders. — The Economist, "An emergency EU summit makes little progress on migration," 24 June 2018 The chancellor said the deal would balance national and international approaches to the issue of how to control migration. — Jefferson Chase, USA TODAY, "German government crisis: Chancellor Angela Merkel gets migrant compromise," 3 July 2018 But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a direct line of communication with the Austrian chancellor. — Yossi Lempkowicz, Jewish Journal, "Austrian leader visits Yad Vashem, Western Wall as part of Israel visit," 13 June 2018 In 1933, Hitler became the chancellor of Germany, and pro-Hitler groups popped up across the United States. — Eric Ginsburg, Teen Vogue, "American Nazis and Nazi Sympathizers Have Been Around Since the 1930’s," 26 Nov. 2018 The quarrel with Becket, formerly Henry’s chancellor and close associate, broke out when Henry tried to make men in clerical orders answerable to his courts. — Allan Massie, WSJ, "‘The Restless Kings’ Review: A Family at War With Itself," 11 Jan. 2019 Anthony Potter Collection/Getty Images On July 26, 1933, six months after Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany, Nazis in Los Angeles held their first open meeting. — Time Staff, Time, "The 25 Moments From American History That Matter Right Now," 28 June 2018

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