czarist

Or tsar·ist,

[zahr-ist, tsahr-]

adjective

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.

czarist

/ ˈzɑːrɪst /

adjective

1. a variant spelling (esp US) of tsarist See tsarism

Word History and Origins

Origin of czarist¹

czar + -ist

Example Sentences

The same country that offered sanctuary to Jews fleeing czarist pogroms and Nazi terror now tolerates open Jew-hatred in its streets.

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This is why both those nostalgic for the Soviet Union and the czarist monarchy in Russia can look at the Confederate battle flag and feel a weird sense of kinship.

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“We know that the czarist regimes, for instance, kept tabs on Russian dissidents in Paris.”

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Speaking Russian, they said they were an uncle and nephew researching censorship in czarist Russia so the nephew could apply for a scholarship to the United States.

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The prison dates from the czarist era and has been a terrifying symbol of repression since Soviet times.

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