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czar⋅ist

[zahr-ist, tsahr-]
–adjective Also, czar⋅is⋅tic [zah-ris-tik, tsah-] , tsaristic, tzaristic.
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a czar or the system and principles of government under a czar.
2. autocratic; dictatorial.
–noun
3. an adherent of a czar or of czarism.


Origin:
czar + -ist
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czar·ism   (zär'ĭz'əm, tsär'-)   
n.  The system of government in Russia under the czars.
czar'ist adj. & n.
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