Chancellor vs Governor - What's the difference?
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A judicial court of chancery, which in England and in the United States is distinctively a court with equity jurisdiction.
Head of a chancery.
An important notary; a person in charge of some area of government, often justice or finance.
The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.
The head of parliamentary government in some German speaking countries.
A record keeper for a diocese or equivalent religious area.
(Scotland) Foreman of a jury.
(UK) Chancellor of the Exchequer.
(politics) The leader of a region or state that is a member of a federation or an empire. In Rome, they were endorsed by the emperor and appointed by the Senate. In the modern United States, they are elected by the people of that state.
* 1999 , Karen O'Connor, The essentials of American government: continuity and change, p 17
A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
A member of a decision-making for an organization or entity (including some public agencies) similar to or equivalent to a board of directors (used especially for banks); a member of the board of governors.
:: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
(informal) father.
* 1869 , Louisa May Alcott, An Old-Fashioned Girl :
(informal) Boss, employer.
(grammar) A constituent of a phrase that governs another.
(dated) One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a tutor; a guardian.
(nautical) A pilot; a steersman.
As nouns the difference between chancellor and governor
is that chancellor is a judicial court of chancery, which in England and in the United States is distinctively a court with equity jurisdiction while governor is the leader of a region or state that is a member of a federation or an empire. In Rome, they were endorsed by the emperor and appointed by the Senate. In the modern United States, they are elected by the people of that state.chancellor
English
(Webster 1913)Alternative forms
(Alternative forms) * chanceler (obsolete) * chanceller (obsolete) * chaunceler (obsolete) * chaunceller (obsolete) * chancelor (obsolete) * chancelour (obsolete) * chancellour (obsolete) * chauncelor (obsolete) * chauncellor (obsolete) * chauncelour (obsolete) * chauncellour (obsolete)Noun
(wikipedia chancellor) (en noun)Usage notes
The chancellor was originally a chief scribe or secretary under the Roman emperors, but afterward was invested with judicial powers, and had superintendence over the other officers of the empire. From the Roman empire this office passed to the church, and every bishop has his chancellor, the principal judge of his consistory. In later times, in most countries of Europe, the chancellor was a high officer of state, keeper of the great seal of the kingdom, and having the supervision of all charters, and like public instruments of the crown, which were authenticated in the most solemn manner. In France a secretary is in some cases called a chancellor. In Scotland, the appellation is given to the foreman of a jury, or assize. In Germany since the unification under Bismarck the office of Chancellor (styled "Reich Chancellor" under the Weimar Constitution and the Nazi dictatorship) is the President of the Federal Council and the head of the German Federal Government. In the United States, the title is given to certain judges of courts of chancery or equity, established by the statutes of separate States. Blackstone. Wharton.Derived terms
* Chancellor of a bishop * Chancellor of a cathedral * Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster * Chancellor of a university, the chief officer of a collegiate body. * Chancellor of the exchequer * Chancellor of the order of the Garter (or other military orders), an officer who seals the commissions and mandates of the chapter and assembly of the knights * Lord high chancellor of EnglandSynonyms
* (head of a university) provost, rector, president, principal, master, mistress * (head of parliamentary government in German speaking countries) Bundeskanzler, Bundeskanzlerin (female), Kanzler, Kanzlerin (female), premier, prime minister, PM, Reichskanzler (historical)External links
* ("chancellor" on Wikipedia) * * *governor
English
(wikipedia governor)Alternative forms
* governour, gouvernor, gouvernour, (l) (all obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Younger voters are more libertarian in political philosophy than older voters and are credited with the success of libertarian governor Jesse Ventura of Minnesota
- The seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
www.federalreserve.gov(November 6, 2009)
- "Say 'father.' We never called him papa; and if one of my brothers had addressed him as 'governor ,' as boys do now, I really think he'd have him cut off with a shilling."