chan‧cel‧lor /ˈtʃɑːnsələ $ ˈtʃænsələr/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1000-1100; Language: Old French; Origin: chancelier, from Late Latin cancellarius 'doorkeeper, secretary', from cancellus; ⇒ chancel]

1. the Chancellor of the Exchequer

2.
a) the person who officially represents a British university on special occasions
b) the person in charge of some American universities

3. the leader of the government or the main government minister of some countries:
Helmut Kohl, the former German Chancellor

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