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Chancellorship — Chan cel*lor*ship (ch[.a]n s[e^]l*l[ e]r*sh[i^]p), n. The office of a chancellor; the time during which one is chancellor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chancellorship — [[t]tʃɑ͟ːnslə(r)ʃɪp, tʃæ̱ns [/t]] N SING: usu the N The chancellorship is the position of chancellor. Someone s chancellorship is the period of time when they are chancellor. Austria prospered under Kreisky s chancellorship … English dictionary
chancellorship — chancellor UK US /ˈtʃɑːnsələr/ noun [C] ● Chancellor Cf. Chancellor ► GOVERNMENT a title used in some countries for an official position of high rank in a government, legal system, or university: »She was the first woman chancellor of Germany.… … Financial and business terms
chancellorship — chancellor ► NOUN 1) a senior state or legal official of various kinds. 2) (Chancellor) the head of the government in some European countries. DERIVATIVES chancellorship noun. ORIGIN Latin cancellarius porter, secretary (originally a court… … English terms dictionary
Chancellorship of Gordon Brown — Gordon Brown speaking at the annual World Bank/IMF meeting in 2002. Gordon Brown served as a British chancellor of the exchequer from 2 May 1997, when the Labour Party returned to power for the first time in 18 years, to 27 June 2007, when he… … Wikipedia
chancellorship — noun see chancellor … New Collegiate Dictionary
chancellorship — /chan seuh leuhr ship , sleuhr , chahn /, n. 1. the office or rank of chancellor. 2. a chancellor s term of office. [1425 75; late ME chanceler schepp. See CHANCELLOR, SHIP] * * * … Universalium
Chancellorship — See Constitution … Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik
chancellorship — n. office of chancellor; chancellor s term of office chan·cel·lor·ship || tʃænsÉ™lÉ™rʃɪp / tʃɑËnslÉ™ … English contemporary dictionary
chancellorship — chan·cel·lor·ship … English syllables
