czar
or tsar, tzar
an emperor or king.
(often initial capital letter) the former emperor of Russia.
an autocratic ruler or leader.
any person exercising great authority or power in a particular field: a czar of industry.
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How to use czar in a sentence
Four people have died of Ebola and that already has a ‘czar.’
Gay Activist David Mixner: I Mercy Killed 8 People | Tim Teeman | October 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Republican reaction is starting to shift from calls for a czar to calls for a different czar.
Ron Klain Will Be the Best Ebola Czar Yet | Tim Mak, Abby Haglage | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIronically, the Obama administration was forced to battle a Republican czar panic in the early days of its administration.
Ron Klain Will Be the Best Ebola Czar Yet | Tim Mak, Abby Haglage | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe appointment of the new Ebola czar comes after Republicans began demanding a White House point person on the threat.
Ron Klain Will Be the Best Ebola Czar Yet | Tim Mak, Abby Haglage | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn Friday, the president announced the appointment of political and policy operative Ron Klain as “Ebola czar.”
Ron Klain Will Be the Best Ebola Czar Yet | Tim Mak, Abby Haglage | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, unknown to the Marshal, the Emperor had accepted the czar's demands for an armistice.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonBut the czar's mind had early taken a strange ply which it retained to the last.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayThe czar returned the visit with the same precautions, and was admitted into Kensington House by a back door.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayIt was, indeed, not in the character of tenant that the czar was likely to gain the good word of civilised men.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayThe czar had his hat pierced by a ball, and prince Menzikoff had three horses killed under him.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsell
British Dictionary definitions for czar
/ (zɑː) /
a variant spelling (esp US) of tsar
Derived forms of czar
- czardom, noun
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Cultural definitions for czar
[ (zahr, tsahr) ]
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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