Chancellery

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 Republic of Germany)

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 period
  • 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.