chancellor
/ˈtʃɑːnsələr/ noun [C]Definition
GOVERNMENT › the leader of the government in some countries: the German chancellor
UNIVERSITY › the person with the highest position in some universities
MONEY (also Chancellor of the Exchequer) UK › the person in the British government who makes decisions about taxes and government spending
(Definition of chancellor noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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