chancellor of the exchequer
noun phrase
variants
often Chancellor of the Exchequer
: a member of the British cabinet in charge of the public income and expenditure
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Added to that, the British economy is sluggish and loaded with debt, and Starmer’s chancellor of the exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has no obvious options for raising revenues in her November budget, having ruled out tax hikes on working people in the election campaign.
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Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is in the stands, while former chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne has just walked past.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The announcement was made by Rachel Reeves, the chancellor of the exchequer, during her first budget since the Labour party took power, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
In late 2023, the British Museum’s trustees—chaired by the ex-UK chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne—accepted a $65 million donation from oil giant BP.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 16 Sep. 2024
She is expected to become the U.K.'s first female chancellor of the exchequer, taking over from Jeremy Hunt.
—NBC News, 5 July 2024
Starmer has made sure of that, as has his future chancellor of the exchequer, Rachel Reeves, a former economist for the Bank of England who has taken pains to get Britain’s banking and finance community on side.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 2 July 2024
In 1866, when Gladstone, then the chancellor of the exchequer, introduced a bill that would allow more working-class men to vote, Bagehot criticized the proposal as overreach.
—Sebastian Mallaby, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
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Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is in the stands, while former chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne has just walked past.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The announcement was made by Rachel Reeves, the chancellor of the exchequer, during her first budget since the Labour party took power, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
In late 2023, the British Museum’s trustees—chaired by the ex-UK chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne—accepted a $65 million donation from oil giant BP.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 16 Sep. 2024
She is expected to become the U.K.'s first female chancellor of the exchequer, taking over from Jeremy Hunt.
—NBC News, 5 July 2024
Starmer has made sure of that, as has his future chancellor of the exchequer, Rachel Reeves, a former economist for the Bank of England who has taken pains to get Britain’s banking and finance community on side.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 2 July 2024
In 1866, when Gladstone, then the chancellor of the exchequer, introduced a bill that would allow more working-class men to vote, Bagehot criticized the proposal as overreach.
—Sebastian Mallaby, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
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“Chancellor of the exchequer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chancellor%20of%20the%20exchequer. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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