kanselir

From Dutch kanselier, from Middle Dutch cancelier, canceler, from Middle High German kanzeler but influenced by Old French chancelier, both from Latin cancellārius.

• IPA^(key): [kansəˈlɪr]
• Hyphenation: kan‧sê‧lir

kanselir (plural kanselir-kanselir, first-person possessive kanselirku, second-person possessive kanselirmu, third-person possessive kanselirnya)

1. chancellor:
   1. (government, politics) the head of the government in some German-speaking countries, ie. Austria and Germany.

      Synonym: perdana menteri

      Kepolisian Berlin mengatakan sebuah mobil menabrak gerbang depan gedung kantor kanselir Jerman. ― Berlin police said a car crashed on front gate of Chancellor of Germany office.

   2. (government, politics) a senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.
   3. (rare) high officer in diplomatic or consular mission.
   4. (education, rare) the head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.

      Synonym: rektor

• canselor (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

• “kanselir” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.