czar
noun
an emperor or king.
czars
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pluralof czar.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Back in the time of the czars, or Stalin, Russia’s great strength was that it was so big that it could always just absorb invading armies,” said retired Lt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
Urban renewal czars also cleared out lively urban neighborhoods from Boston to Los Angeles, and no major city was untouched by the urban expressway craze.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2024
The Russian Imperial Mission Society, which was founded by Romanov czars to support Orthodox mission work in Siberia and Alaska, gave the church many of the artifacts still kept there, Rivas said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
Aware that some images and media segments from the isolated, authoritarian state have become objects of ridicule in the wider world, Pyongyang propaganda czars are raising their game, according to a leading South Korean scholar.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
I had read with awe how the Communists had sent phonetic experts into the vast regions of Russia to listen to the stammering dialects of peoples oppressed for centuries by the czars.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
