chancellery

American  

[chan-suh-luh-ree, -sluh-ree, -suhl-ree, chahn-] / ˈtʃæn sə lə ri, -slə ri, -səl ri, ˈtʃɑn- /

noun

plural

chancelleries

1. the position of a chancellor.

2. the office or department of a chancellor.

3. the office attached to an embassy or consulate.

4. a building or room occupied by a chancellor's department.

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chancellery British  

/ ˈtʃɑːnsələrɪ, -slərɪ /

noun

1. the building or room occupied by a chancellor's office

2. the position, rank, or office of a chancellor

3. 1. the residence or office of an embassy or legation

   2. the office of a consulate

4. another name for a diplomatic chancery

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Etymology

Origin of chancellery

1250–1300; Middle English chancellerie < Anglo-French, equivalent to chanceller chancellor + -ie -y ³

Example Sentences

He’s manning a stall in Jena and recalls how things seemed different when Olaf Scholz entered the chancellery three years ago.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2024

In Germany's last federal election campaign, the Greens were considered to have a real chance of winning the chancellery, and briefly led opinion polls in mid-2021.

From Reuters • May 16, 2023

A Ukrainian flag also was raised outside the chancellery.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2023

After the fall of the Soviet Union, Germany learned that a top director, Gabriele Gast, who worked closely with the chancellery, spied for the Stasi, the East German secret police, for 17 years.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2023

Before the war, the life of Reinhold von Rumpel was pleasant enough: he was a gemologist who ran an appraisal business out of a second-story shop behind Stuttgart’s old chancellery.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr