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Champagne socialist
Champagne socialist: pejorative for an affluent advocate of socialism or egalitarian politics. First attested 1906 (Eggleston's Blind Alleys); UK political use from 1956; French counterpart gauche caviar.
Champaran Satyagraha
The Champaran Satyagraha was Mahatma Gandhi's 1917 campaign, his first in India, against the tinkathia indigo system in Bihar, ending with the Champaran Agrarian Act of 1918.
Chamra Linda
Chamra Linda is an Indian politician from Jharkhand, a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha minister who has won the Bishunpur assembly seat in 2009, 2014, 2019, and 2024.
Chams
The Chams are an Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) people of the former kingdom of Champa in central and southern Vietnam, now living mainly in Vietnam and Cambodia, with Cham Islam, Cham Bani, and Cham Ahiér religious communities.
Chamunda (चामुण्डा)
Chamunda (चामुण्डा), also called Chamundi or Chamundeswari, is a fierce Hindu goddess, seventh of the seven Mother goddesses, named for the demons Chanda and Munda, whom she slays in the Devi Mahatmya.
Chamundaraja
Chamundaraja (चामुण्डराज) was a king of the Chaulukya dynasty of Gujarat, son and successor of the founder Mularaja, ruling from about 996 CE and defeating the Paramara king Sindhuraja.
Chan (Ramathipadi I)
Chan, also rendered Reameathipadei I or Ramadhipati I, was King of Cambodia from 1642 to 1658 and the only Cambodian monarch to convert to Islam.
Chan Buddhism
Chan Buddhism, also known as Ch'an or Chinese Zen, is a Chinese school of Mahayana Buddhism that developed from the sixth century and spread across East Asia as Zen.
Chan Chun Sing
Chan Chun Sing (陈振声), born 1969, Singaporean politician and former Chief of Army; since May 2025 Coordinating Minister for Public Services and Minister for Defence; previously Minister for Education, Trade and Industry, and NTUC Secretary-General.
Chan Kin-man (陈健民)
Chan Kin-man (陳健民), born 1959, is a Hong Kong sociologist who co-founded the 2013 Occupy Central civil disobedience campaign and was later convicted over it.
Chan Santokhi
Chan Santokhi (Chandrikapersad Santokhi, 1959–2026), Surinamese police commissioner, justice minister 2005–2010, VHP leader, and president of Suriname 2020–2025; investigated the 1982 December killings, led IMF debt restructuring, lost the 2025 election, died 30 March 2026.
Chan School
The Chan School (禪宗) is the Buddhist meditation tradition traced to the Indian monk Da Mo, who passed down a robe and bowl as proof of transmission.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) is a philanthropic and investment company founded by Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg in 2015, funded by 99 percent of their Facebook shares.
CHAN-DT
CHAN-DT (Global BC, virtual 8.1, RF 22) is a Corus-owned Global television station in Vancouver, first signed on October 31, 1960 as CHAN-TV by Vantel Broadcasting, a CTV affiliate branded BCTV from 1973 to 2001, then a Global affiliate.
Chanakya (चाणक्य)
Chanakya (चाणक्य), also Kautilya or Vishnugupta, ancient Indian Brahmin adviser to Chandragupta Maurya and author of the Arthashastra on statecraft, rediscovered in 1904.
Chancay culture
The Chancay culture was a pre-Columbian archaeological culture of Peru's central coast, known for white pottery with black or brown designs, cuchimilco figurines, and fine textiles.
Chancel
The chancel is the eastern part of a Christian church around the principal altar, reserved for the clergy and choir and originally railed off by a screen.
Chancellery (Menxia Sheng)
The Chancellery (门下省) was a Chinese imperial government bureau, created under the Jin dynasty, that received completed business, reviewed edicts, and corrected errors and irregularities.
Chancellery (Zhongshu Menxia)
The Chancellery (中书门下) was the Tang dynasty's chancellor office, created in 723 from the Zhengshitang, making the chancellors rather than the three departments the center of government.
Chancellery of Qin
The Chancellery of Qin (秦丞相府) was the office of the chancellor of the Qin state and dynasty; Xiao He seized its maps and registers when the capital fell.
Chancellery of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
The Chancellery of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, active from the late 14th century to 1795, produced and kept the state's official documents, known as the Lithuanian Metrica.
Chancellor
Chancellor is the title of the head of government in Germany and Austria (Bundeskanzler), equivalent to prime minister; the German chancellor is elected by the Bundestag, sets policy guidelines, and is currently Friedrich Merz.
Chancellor (education)
Chancellor in education: a title for a university leader whose meaning varies by country: US system or campus chief executive, UK ceremonial head with a vice-chancellor running the university, Hungary's government-appointed administrative co-executive, or Pakistan's political head.
Chancellor of Austria
Chancellor of Austria (Bundeskanzler), head of government and cabinet chair, appointed by the Federal President since 1929, seated at Ballhausplatz Vienna; office dates to 1918 State Chancellor Karl Renner.
Chancellor of Germany
Chancellor of Germany (Bundeskanzler), head of the Federal Government under Articles 62–69 of the Basic Law; elected by the Bundestag, sets policy guidelines, removable only by a constructive vote of no confidence; first held by Adenauer in 1949, currently Friedrich Merz since 6 May 2025.
Chancellor of Qin (Xiangbang)
The Chancellor of Qin, titled xiangbang (相邦), was the highest administrative officer of the Qin state in the Warring States period; after Lü Buwei's fall the title was discontinued.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is a UK ministerial office, currently held by Louise Haigh, that administers the historic Duchy of Lancaster and typically carries senior Cabinet Office responsibility; recent holders include Darren Jones, Pat McFadden, Oliver Dowden, and Michael Gove.
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chancellor of the Exchequer: the UK government's chief financial minister, head of HM Treasury, controlling tax, borrowing, and spending, presenting the Budget; title dates from c1240; current holder John Healey (2026).
Chancellor of Wiman Joseon
The chancellor of Wiman Joseon, called sang (상), was the highest ministerial office of Wiman Joseon, a state in northwestern Korea from 194 to 108 BC.
Chancellor's Office of Shu Han
The Chancellor's Office of Shu Han (蜀汉丞相府) was opened by Chancellor Zhuge Liang under Emperor Liu Chan, directing Shu Han's civil administration and northern campaigns for eleven years.