czarist

or tsar·ist, tzar·ist

[ zahr-ist, tsahr- ]

adjectiveAlso czar·is·tic, tsar·is·tic, tzar·is·tic [zah-ris-tik, tsah-] /zɑˈrɪs tɪk, tsɑ-/ .
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a czar or the system and principles of government under a czar.

  2. autocratic; dictatorial.

noun
  1. an adherent of a czar or of czarism.

Origin of czarist

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British Dictionary definitions for czarist

czarist

/ (ˈzɑːrɪst) /


adjective, noun
  1. a variant spelling (esp US) of tsarist: See tsarism

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