chancellery
noun
chan·cel·lery
ˈchan(t)-s(ə-)lə-rē 
-səl-rē
variants
or chancellory
plural chancelleries or chancellories
1
a
: the position, court, or department of a chancellor
b
: the building or room where a chancellor's office is located
2
: the office of secretary of the court of a person high in authority
3
: the office or staff of an embassy or consulate
Examples of chancellery in a Sentence
The prime minister will speak at the State Chancellery this afternoon.
greeted by members of the chancellery
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According to a report by the German weekly Die Zeit, senior officials from the chancellery, finance, economics, and foreign ministries have started meeting in order to figure out concrete options and then coordinate with EU allies.
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Thorsten Benner, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2018
In turn, the door is now open for the far-right FPÖ to enter Austria’s federal government and even the chancellery after the parliamentary elections currently scheduled for October 2018.
—Anton Shekhovtsov, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2017
The cancellations, postponements and uproars have hit every cultural sector, with anger and accusations coming from as high as the chancellery.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Speaking to journalists side by side at the chancellery on Sunday morning, Mr. Zelensky and Chancellor Olaf Scholz sought to highlight an improving relationship with exchanges of gratitude and praise.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 14 May 2023
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Thorsten Benner, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2018
In turn, the door is now open for the far-right FPÖ to enter Austria’s federal government and even the chancellery after the parliamentary elections currently scheduled for October 2018.
—Anton Shekhovtsov, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2017
The cancellations, postponements and uproars have hit every cultural sector, with anger and accusations coming from as high as the chancellery.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Speaking to journalists side by side at the chancellery on Sunday morning, Mr. Zelensky and Chancellor Olaf Scholz sought to highlight an improving relationship with exchanges of gratitude and praise.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 14 May 2023
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chancellery
noun
chan·cel·lery
variants
or chancellory
ˈchan(t)-s(ə-)lə-rē
-səl-rē
plural chancelleries or chancellories
1
: the position or department of a chancellor
2
: the building or office where a chancellor works
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