Chancellor of the Exchequer

proper noun

The official title held by the British cabinet minister, who is responsible for all governmental economic and financial matters, including the treasury.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The official title held by the British cabinet minister, who is responsible for all governmental economic and financial matters, including the treasury.

    Synonyms: Chancellor[Appendix:Glossary

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe official title held by the British cabinet minister, who is responsible for all governmental economic and financial matters, including the treasury.

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Chancellor[Appendix:Glossary

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe British cabinet minister responsible for finance

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chancellor
Broader
cabinet minister
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chancellor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

By proprialization from chancellor of the exchequer.

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Translations

Bulgarian ка́нцлер на хазна́та
  • ка́нцлер на хазна́та (káncler na haznáta)minister responsible for governmental finances and treasury
Chinese Mandarin 財政大臣 /财政大臣, 財相 /财相
  • 財政大臣 /财政大臣 (cáizhèng dàchén)minister responsible for governmental finances and treasury
  • 財相 /财相 (cáixiàng)minister responsible for governmental finances and treasury
Danish finansminister
  • finansministerminister responsible for governmental finances and treasury
Finnish valtiovarainministeri
  • valtiovarainministeriminister responsible for governmental finances and treasury
German Schatzkanzler
  • Schatzkanzlerminister responsible for governmental finances and treasury
Hungarian pénzügyminiszter, kincstári kancellár
  • pénzügyminiszterminister responsible for governmental finances and treasury
  • kincstári kancellárminister responsible for governmental finances and treasury
Icelandic fjármálaráðherra
  • fjármálaráðherraminister responsible for governmental finances and treasury
Irish Seansailéir an Státchiste
  • Seansailéir an Státchisteminister responsible for governmental finances and treasury
Norwegian Bokmål finansminister
  • finansministerminister responsible for governmental finances and treasury
Polish kanclerz skarbu
  • kanclerz skarbuminister responsible for governmental finances and treasury
Russian ка́нцлер казначе́йства
  • ка́нцлер казначе́йства (káncler kaznačéjstva)minister responsible for governmental finances and treasury
Scottish Gaelic Seansalair an Ionmhais, Seansalair na Stàit-chiste
  • Seansalair an Ionmhaisminister responsible for governmental finances and treasury
  • Seansalair na Stàit-chisteminister responsible for governmental finances and treasury
Swedish finansminister
  • finansministerminister responsible for governmental finances and treasury
Ukrainian ка́нцлер скарбни́ці
  • ка́нцлер скарбни́ці (káncler skarbnýci)minister responsible for governmental finances and treasury
Welsh Canghellor y Trysorlys
  • Canghellor y Trysorlysminister responsible for governmental finances and treasury
Cite this entry
APA

Chancellor of the Exchequer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chancellor%20of%20the%20Exchequer

MLA

“Chancellor of the Exchequer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chancellor%20of%20the%20Exchequer. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chancellor of the Exchequer,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chancellor%20of%20the%20Exchequer.

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