tsarism
Americannoun
noun
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a system of government by a tsar, esp in Russia until 1917
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absolute rule; dictatorship
Other Word Forms
- tsarist noun
Example Sentences
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It both caricatures the autocracy of tsarism and anticipates Bolshevism’s descent into tyranny.
From Economist • May 31, 2018
But as Dostoyevsky foresaw, the use of inhuman methods to achieve a new kind of freedom produced a type of repression that was much more far-reaching than the theatrical cruelties of tsarism.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2014
He is approaching more nearly the tsarism of Speaker Reed than any speaker since those days.
From Time Magazine Archive
They are monarchists and reactionaries, their hope being the restoration of tsarism.
From The Jew and American Ideals by Spargo, John
It unites in a terrible synthesis all the worst agencies and methods of tsarism and of militarism.
From The Jew and American Ideals by Spargo, John
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