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chancelier des universités

English translation: University Chancellor

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French term or phrase:	chancelier des universités
English translation:	University Chancellor
Entered by:	Ségolène Neilson

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16:24 Nov 7, 2006

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Education / Pedagogy

French term or phrase: chancelier des universités

titre de la personne décernant un diplôme
m. X
recteur d'Académie
Chancelier des universités
j'ai bien trouvé chancellor of the university mais que fait-on alors du pluriel en français? Merci d'avance

Ségolène Neilson KudoZ activity Questions: 165 (3 open) (2 without valid answers) Answers: 2965 United Kingdom
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Chancellor to Universities

Explanation:
Governor as Chancellor to Universities ... A.K.K. High Schoo4 Tirwa, S.N.lnter College, Kannauj, Christ Church College, Kanpur and University of Allahabad. ...
rajbhavan.kar.nic.in/governors/index.htm - 12k

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but the singular is adequate too.

Mark Rosenberg, Chancellor, State University System of Florida ... As Chancellor, he leads a system of 11 public universities with more than 280000 students ...
www.flbog.org/chancellor/ - 53k

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Role of Governor as Chancellor of the Universities. Karnataka State Universities Act 2000. Karnataka State Universities Act 2000 ...
rajbhavan.kar.nic.in/governors/ain.htm - 15k

the to should be changed to of for the ref Ségolène.

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His Excellency the Governor is the ex-officio Chancellor of the Universities of the State by virtue of Section 5(1) of Orissa Universities Act, ...
www.rajbhavanorissa.gov.in/chancellor.htm - 29k

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Local time: 09:37

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merci beaucoup de cette réponse rapide car je suis à la bourre!
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University Chancellor

Francis MARC

Chancellor to Universities

Drmanu49

University Vice-Chancellor

Barnaby Capel-Dunn

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University Chancellor

Explanation:
Avec cette formulation vous n'avez plus le problème de pluriel car elle s'applique qu'il y ait une seule ou plusieurs universités

Francis MARC
Local time: 10:37
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 59

9 mins confidence:

University Vice-Chancellor

Explanation:
Are you sure that chancellor is the expression you want? The chancellor is usually a figurehead, the vice-chancellor the chief executive (at least in many English-speaking countries.

Barnaby Capel-Dunn
Local time: 09:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

3 mins confidence:

Chancellor to Universities

Drmanu49
Local time: 09:37
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

French
PRO pts in category: 288

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merci beaucoup de cette réponse rapide car je suis à la bourre!

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