President vs Chancellor - What's the difference?
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The head of state of a republic, a representative democracy and sometimes a dictatorship.
* 2007 , Benjamin Camins, Hillary Is the Best Choice, Page 144
Primary leader of a corporation. Not to be confused with CEO, which is a related but separate position that is sometimes held by a different person.
A person presiding over a meeting, chair, presiding officer, presider.
Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.
* Milton
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.
Chancellor is a synonym of president.
As nouns the difference between president and chancellor
is that president is the head of state of a republic, a representative democracy and sometimes a dictatorship while chancellor is a judicial court of chancery, which in England and in the United States is distinctively a court with equity jurisdiction.As an adjective president
is occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.president
English
(wikipedia president)Alternative forms
* (l) (honorifically) * (archaic)Noun
(en noun)- The vast majority of presidents have been male .
- (Francis Bacon)
Synonyms
* prez (humorous or informal)Adjective
(-)- His angels president / In every province.