Chancellor of the Exchequer

noun

1. the minister of finance in the British government.

Chancellor of the Exchequer

noun

1. the cabinet minister responsible for finance

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chancellor of the Exchequer¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

Baroness Mone told Sir Keir: "I feel compelled to alert you to the dangerous and inflammatory statement made by your Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves."

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Dame Annette Brooke never fulfilled a childhood ambition to be the first female Chancellor of the Exchequer, but as a campaigning Liberal Democrat she made a distinctive contribution to local and national public life.

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The Conservatives may have managed the first three female prime ministers, with Labour’s record currently zero, but the first Budget from a female Chancellor of the Exchequer is a genuine moment of history.

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"The editor of the Times, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Governor of the Bank of England."

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This was Rachel Reeves’s first big moment as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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