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chancellor

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈtʃɑːn.səl.ər/ US  /ˈtʃæn.səl.ɚ/

Definition

C2 a person in a position of the highest or high rank, especially in a government or university: Helmut Kohl became the first Chancellor of a united Germany in 1990. A former politician has been appointed Chancellor of the university.Leaders of national and regional governments chancellorship
 
 
/-ʃɪp/ noun [S]
Leaders of national and regional governmentsUniversity and college education
(Definition of chancellor noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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