The word "chancellery" refers to the office or department where the chancellor or top government official works. It is commonly used to describe the administrative headquarters of a chancellor or the chancellors' office. Full definition
France chooses its next president in May and Germany will vote for the country's chancellery after the summer. (cnbc.com)
«But apart from the Boer War,... none of the colonial enterprises that gave rise to really important diplomatic conflicts in Europe was motivated by the search for capitalist profits; all were inspired by political ambitions that chancelleries disguised by invoking practical concerns.» (firstthings.com)
These same qualities encouraged trust not only in the insecure chancelleries of Europe but also across the globe, particularly in the United States. (totalpolitics.com)