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• vice-chancellor
  vice-chancellor

  noun

  a substitute, deputy, or subordinate chancellor.
• vice chancellor
  vice chancellor

  noun

  the chief executive or administrator at some British universities Compare chancellor

vice-chancellor

American  

[vahys-chan-suh-ler, -chahn-] / ˈvaɪsˈtʃæn sə lər, -ˈtʃɑn- /

noun

1. a substitute, deputy, or subordinate chancellor.

2. a chancery judge acting in place of a chancellor.

3. the chief administrator of certain British universities.

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vice chancellor British  

noun

1. the chief executive or administrator at some British universities Compare chancellor

2. (in the US) a judge in courts of equity subordinate to the chancellor

3. (formerly in England) a senior judge of the court of Chancery who acted as assistant to the Lord Chancellor

4. a person serving as the deputy of a chancellor

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Other Word Forms

• vice-chancellorship
  noun

Etymology

Origin of vice-chancellor

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

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vice-chancellor vice chancellor

Agricultural scientist professor Grant Edwards, who is is the vice-chancellor of Te Whare Wanaka o Aoraki Lincoln University, a specialist institution in New Zealand, is also receiving a fellowship.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Last week, prior to the announcement of Arday's death, Cambridge's vice-chancellor Deborah Prentice announced an investigation into the circumstances of his appointment and his time working at the university.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

The University of Cambridge vice-chancellor Prof Deborah Prentice led the tributes, saying the faculty was "desperately saddened" to learn of his death.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Cambridge University vice-chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice said: "We are desperately saddened to hear this tragic news".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

"When wilt thou sail in, O battered ship of my country?" repeated the vice-chancellor, more and more frequently; but he himself had selfish objects in his heart.

From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Henryk Sienkiewicz

On May 9—UNC’s commencement day—she emailed Dean Stoyer, the university’s vice chancellor for communications, requesting records related to journalist Pablo Torre’s 2025 podcast episode that claimed she was banned from UNC football facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Lars Klingbeil, the SPD vice chancellor and finance minister, said Monday that the vote was “a signal that we need to think about our policies here in Berlin and about the government’s planned reforms.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

In June 2019, Ong got a new line manager and in June 2020, she emailed the-then vice chancellor complaining about Green's "ruthless and bullying behaviour".

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

In a separate statement, Mary Osako, UCLA’s vice chancellor for strategic communications, dismissed Agostini’s comments directly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026

Of course he knew how unreasonable the American embassy could be—the vice chancellor, of all people, had once been refused a visa to attend a conference—but he had never doubted his plan.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie