Etymology
Origin of czardom
Example Sentences
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Since he became the dominant member of Memphis' censor board, Hollywood has quietly fumed at his autocratic czardom.
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Thus, virtually without bloodshed, nearly 400 years of czardom was swept away in a stroke.
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Moses held a dozen state and city jobs that ranged from control of most of New York State's hydroelectric power to a virtual czardom over the city's public works and building projects.
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The other side to czardom is ready made for him.
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In order to prop up his miniature czardom, he now asked the new Emperor, Alexander III., to send him two Russian Generals.
From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by John Holland Rose
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