Chancellery

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Chancellery is the office of the chancellor, sometimes also referred to as the chancery.

Both of those words have other meanings as well.

Chancellery can specifically refer to:

• German Chancellery, the office and department of the Chancellor of Germany
• Federal Chancellery (Austria)
• Federal Chancellery of Switzerland
• Federal Public Service Chancellery of the Prime Minister, the office and department of the Prime Minister of Belgium

The term also used to refer to:

• Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland
• Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland
• His Imperial Majesty's Own Chancellery, an office in the 19th century Russian Empire, known for its secret department (Third Section of His Imperial Majesty's Own Chancellery)
• Royal Chancellery of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 16th to 18th centuries
• Nazi Party Chancellery, an office of Nazi Germany in the 20th century
• Reich Chancellery, the building in Berlin housing the Chancellor of Germany and other administrative offices of Germany during the German Empire, Weimar Republic and Nazi periods
• Hitler's Chancellery (Kanzlei des Führers), the personal chancellery of Adolf Hitler responsible for Hitler's personal affairs and requests made to Hitler directly.
• Chancellery, a type of grappling hold also referred to as a headlock
• Chancellery of Honours, an office in the Canadian Heraldic Authority, part of the Canadian honours system.
• Department of Chancellery, one of the 3 central government departments in imperial China between the 3rd and 13th centuries.
• The French Ministry of Justice. The Minister, until 1848 deputizing for the Chancellor of France, is commonly referred to as 'Garde des Sceaux', i.e. keeper of the seals.

See also

• Chancellory of Scotland, abolished in 1928