Chancellor

chancellor English <dab!> Noun An honorific for the head of state in various German-speaking states. en Ned Temko w:The Christian Science Monitor 2025-07-24 In Japan, too, voters want their country to be ‘great again’ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2025/0724/Japan-populism-senseito-shigeru The other option – typified by the unapologetically noncharismatic leaders of Britain and Germany, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor Friedrich Merz – has been to persuade the electorate they’ll work hard to deliver sustainable policy results on issues like immigration, and above all, economic growth, in a way that tub-thumping populists simply cannot. https://web.archive.org/web/20250727153138/https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2025/0724/Japan-populism-senseito-shigeru en UK en Chancellor of the Exchequer. Usage notes Used for anyone who has had the office of head of state, even if not currently in office. Proper noun en. en hamlet co/Wheatland County p/Alberta c/Canada, named after the Chancellor of Germany by settlers. en place c/USA: en ucomm co/Geneva County s/Alabama. en town co/Turner County s/South Dakota, named for Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. en ucomm co/Spotsylvania County s/Virginia. Derived terms en Chancellorsville en Titles