czarist
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of a czar or the system and principles of government under a czar.
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autocratic; dictatorial.
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of czarist
Example Sentences
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Some of Gustav and Julia’s children become communist activists, leading shadowy lives on the run from the czarist police, while others are pillars of society, becoming lawyers or marrying doctors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
Some Jewish families can trace their roots here back more than 350 years, having fled pogroms in czarist Russia and the aftermath of the Catholic Inquisition in Spain and Portugal.
From Washington Times • Nov. 19, 2023
He is held in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, which dates from the czarist era and has been a terrifying symbol of repression since Soviet times, especially under Josef Stalin.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023
The protagonist, Tevye, was a Jewish father trying to maintain his family’s cultural traditions despite the turmoil gripping their shtetl in czarist Russia.
From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2023
He could speak at length about the struggle between Britain and czarist Russia over Afghanistan.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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