kanselir
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch kanselier, from Middle Dutch cancelier, canceler, from Middle High German kanzeler but influenced by Old French chancelier, both from Latin cancellārius.
Pronunciation
Noun
kanselir (plural kanselir-kanselir, first-person possessive kanselirku, second-person possessive kanselirmu, third-person possessive kanselirnya)
- chancellor:
- (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.
- (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.
- (rare) high officer in diplomatic or consular mission.
- (education, rare) the head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.
- Synonym: rektor
- (government, politics) the head of the government in some German-speaking countries, ie. Austria and Germany.
Alternative forms
- canselor (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Affixed terms
Further reading
- “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.