The difference between Chancellor and Prime minister

When used as nouns, chancellor means a senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice, whereas prime minister means in a parliamentary democracy, the chief member of the cabinet and head of the government.


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  1. Chancellor as a noun:

    A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.

    Examples:

    "'Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster  [[Lord Chancellor Lord Chancellor]]"

  2. Chancellor as a noun:

    The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.

    Examples:

    "synonyms Reichskanzler q1=historical"

    "the Austrian Chancellor'"

  3. Chancellor as a noun (Christianity):

    A senior record keeper of a cathedral; a senior legal officer for a bishop or diocese in charge of hearing cases involving ecclesiastical law.

  4. Chancellor as a noun (education):

    The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.

  5. Chancellor as a noun (Britain):

  6. Chancellor as a noun (Scotland):

    The foreman of a jury.

  7. Chancellor as a noun (US, law):

    The chief judge of a court of chancery (that is, one exercising equity jurisdiction).

  1. Prime minister as a noun:

    In a parliamentary democracy, the chief member of the cabinet and head of the government; often the leader of the majority party.

    Examples:

    "This is a list of all prime ministers since Churchill."

    "Yesterday we had a visit from the Prime Minister / prime minister.'' (See usage notes below.)"