Chancellor of the Exchequer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Chancellor of the Exchequer
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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Townshend was Chancellor of the Exchequer for little more than a year, and died in 1767 just after Parliament passed the last of the Townshend Acts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Responding to the figures, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said that the war "will have an impact at home".
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said: "Heating oil prices have spiked sharply, and I know that, for families in rural communities, that is a real and urgent problem."
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
That leaves big tax increases, which Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves unveiled Wednesday in a new budget plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
This is the testimony of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach speaking as Chancellor of the Exchequer after he had succeeded Mr Gladstone in 1885.
From Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country by Escott, T. H. S. (Thomas Hay Sweet)
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