czar

Or tsar,

[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. 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.

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

Other Word Forms

• czardom noun

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. )

Example Sentences

Those policies—and how they’re enforced—are what upset opponents such as billionaire Musk, White House AI czar David Sacks and others who don’t like its perceived slant.

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Georgieva recommends that Europe name a “single market czar” with the authority to drive reforms, remove frictions that exist among countries in the labor market, goods and services, trade, energy, and finance.

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Homan and Sowell were both on the payroll of USA Up Star before Homan was named border czar, according to several industry sources with direct knowledge of the relationship and government documents.

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Who better than Stephen Miller and border czar Tom Homan to take the lead in this ugly, racist nightmare.

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Despite this, Harris wrote, Republicans "mischaracterized my role as 'border czar'" - a description that dogged her during her presidential campaign as the number of illegal border crossings spiked.

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