chancellorship
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Etymology
Origin of chancellorship
First recorded in 1425–75, chancellorship is from the late Middle English word chanceler-schepp. See chancellor, -ship
Example Sentences
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The moderate exuberance that prevailed a year ago as Friedrich Merz ascended to the chancellorship and Berlin released its constitutional “debt brake” has given way to gloom.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Mr. Scholz’s most recent travails come on top of a rocky start to his chancellorship.
From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2022
But this is, Covid aside, the first major test of Olaf Scholz's chancellorship and, so far, it has not gone very well.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2022
Scholz, a former finance minister under Angela Merkel, brought little international security experience to the chancellorship when he succeeded her in December.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2022
He was succeeded by Lord Russell, and Gladstone, retaining the chancellorship of the exchequer, became for the first time leader of the House of Commons.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
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