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Also known as federal chancellor

Chancellor () is a title of various official positions in the governments of many countries. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the (lattice work screens) of a basilica (court hall), which separated the judge and counsel from the audience. A chancellor's office is called a chancellery or chancery. The word is now used in the titles of many various officers in various settings (government, education, religion). Nowadays, the term is most often used to describe: The head of the government A person in charge of foreign affairs A person with duties rela

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A chancellor is an official title used in governments around the world, with origins in Roman courts where chancellors were ushers who sat at lattice screens separating judges from the public. Today, the term typically refers to either the head of a government or a person in charge of foreign affairs, and it matters because it identifies leaders responsible for major governmental functions.

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Instance of
position
Subclass of
executive
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described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
equivalent class
dbpedia.org/ontology/Chancellor
female form of label
Kanzlerin
male form of label
Kanzler
different from
chancellor
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Encyclopedic overview

22 sections
Contents
  • Governmental positions
  • Head of government
  • Austria
  • Germany
  • Switzerland
  • Swiss Confederation
  • Swiss cantons
  • Foreign minister and diplomatic official
  • Functions related to justice and the law
  • Finland
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
  • Some states in the United States
  • Other governmental positions
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • United States
  • Ecclesiastical position
  • Educational position
  • Historical uses
  • See also
  • References

Chancellor () is a title of various official positions in the governments of many countries. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the (lattice work screens) of a basilica (court hall), which separated the judge and counsel from the audience. A chancellor's office is called a chancellery or chancery. The word is now used in the titles of many various officers in various settings (government, education, religion). Nowadays, the term is most often used to describe: The head of the government A person in charge of foreign affairs A person with duties related to justice A person in charge of financial and economic issues The head of a university

==Governmental positions== ===Head of government=== ====Austria==== The chancellor of Austria ('), is the head of the Government of Austria. Since 2025, the chancellor of Austria is Christian Stocker

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