noun
the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
• Syn: ↑Chancellor
• Hypernyms: ↑cabinet minister
• Member Holonyms: ↑British Cabinet
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noun, pl Chancellors of the Exchequer [count]
: an official in the British government who is in charge of taxes and the money that the government spends
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(in Britain) the government minister who is responsible for financial affairs
Useful english dictionary. 2012.