vice chancellor
noun/ˌvaɪs ˈtʃɑːnsələ(r)/
/ˌvaɪs ˈtʃænsələr/
- the head of a university in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, who is in charge of the work of running the university. (Compare the chancellor, who is the official head of a university but only has duties at various ceremonies.)CultureIn the US, a vice chancellor is the assistant to the chancellor, who is the senior university official, with the most responsibility and power. Many US universities, however, use the titles 'president' and 'vice-president' instead of 'chancellor' and 'vice chancellor'.Topics Educationc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryVice chancellor is used after these nouns:
- university
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