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czar

or tsar, tzar

[ zahr, tsahr ]

noun

  1. an emperor or king.
  2. (often initial capital letter) the former emperor of Russia.
  3. an autocratic ruler or leader.
  4. any person exercising great authority or power in a particular field:

    a czar of industry.



czar

/ zɑː /

noun

  1. See tsar
    a variant spelling (esp US) of tsar


czar

  1. The title of rulers or emperors of Russia from the sixteenth century until the Russian Revolution . The czars ruled as absolute monarchs ( see absolute monarchy ) until the early twentieth century, when a parliament was established in Russia. Czar can also be spelled tsar .


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Notes

The term czar is sometimes applied generally to a powerful leader or to a government administrator with wide-ranging powers.

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Derived Forms

  • ˈczardom, noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of czar1

First recorded in 1545–55; from Russian tsar', Old Russian tsĭsarĭ “emperor, king” (akin to Old Church Slavonic tsěsarĭ ), from Gothic kaisar “emperor” (from Greek or Latin ); Greek kaîsar, from Latin Caesar; Caesar ( def )

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Example Sentences

About 700,000 Virginians are eligible for booster shots, and 350,000 of those are health-care workers, said Danny Avula, the state’s vaccine czar.

He basically became czar of the US food supply, exerting totalitarian control over prices, distribution, and purchasing.

From Eater

The closest thing to college basketball’s czar, Krzyzewski is and will long be the standard-bearer for the sport.

As Gates writes, the “czar” title was first used in 1918—President Woodrow Wilson’s “industry czar” oversaw WWI supplies.

From Fortune

During Boler Davis’s tenure as quality czar, GM substantially improved its record on that front.

From Fortune

Four people have died of Ebola and that already has a ‘czar.’

The Republican reaction is starting to shift from calls for a czar to calls for a different czar.

Ironically, the Obama administration was forced to battle a Republican czar panic in the early days of its administration.

The appointment of the new Ebola czar comes after Republicans began demanding a White House point person on the threat.

On Friday, the president announced the appointment of political and policy operative Ron Klain as “Ebola czar.”

Meanwhile, unknown to the Marshal, the Emperor had accepted the Czar's demands for an armistice.

But the Czar's mind had early taken a strange ply which it retained to the last.

The Czar returned the visit with the same precautions, and was admitted into Kensington House by a back door.

It was, indeed, not in the character of tenant that the Czar was likely to gain the good word of civilised men.

The czar had his hat pierced by a ball, and prince Menzikoff had three horses killed under him.

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