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chancellorship

chancellorship

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The job of a top leader in a university or government
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃænsəlɚʃɪp/
translation icon : cancillería
  • Yet, weeks earlier, following Hitler's accession to the chancellorship, editor Paul Schmidt wrote: "Whether the government brings a period of national salvation, we will soon find out."
  • vice chancellorship

Examples

  • The University of Toronto said in its press release that Toope is believed to be the first non-Briton to assume the Cambridge vice chancellorship.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Ms. Katehi spoke to The Chronicle about whether she can withstand the persistent controversies, and what's ahead for her chancellorship.

    Academic text (2016)

  • "That makes me wonder: are women going to be given a fair shot for being considered for the chancellorship?" she said.

    Blog text (17)

  • This was under the chancellorship of Otto von Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor.

  • Absurdity, I don't know what the hell your point was supposed to be, but Hitler's initial ascent to the chancellorship was not the result of an election.

    Blog text (8)

  • Yet Kohl's Social Democrat rival for the chancellorship, Rudolf Scharping, is going to extraordinary lengths to reassure German voters and the outside world that there will be almost no change in German foreign policy if his party comes into power.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) formally came to power with the accession of Adolf Hitler to the German Chancellorship on January 30, 1933.

    Academic text (2018)

  • During her chancellorship, the university experienced significant growth and innovation.

  • He was appointed to the chancellorship after a long and competitive selection process.

  • The chancellorship requires strong leadership and a vision for the future of the institution.

Surface Forms

chancellorship singular
chancellorships plural

Morphology

chancellorship = chancellor (transparent) = chancellor + ship

The noun denotes the office or position derived directly from 'chancellor' with the productive noun-forming suffix '-ship'.

Etymology

Chancellorship comes from the word chancellor, which comes from the old Latin cancellarius, meaning a 'doorkeeper' who sat behind a 'screen' and decided who could enter. That's why a chancellorship is the office of a senior official who manages access, records, and formal duties.