czarist

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adjective

czar·​ist ˈzär-ist 

ˈ(t)sär-

variants or less commonly tsarist or czaristic or tsaristic

(ˈ)zär-¦i-stik 

(ˈ)(t)sär-

: of, relating to, or characteristic of a czar or czarism

the czarist autocracy

—Walter Lippmann

comparisons … between the immediate security objectives of the Soviet Union and those of the czarist regime

—C. E. Black

: dictatorial

gives Bevin czarist powers to shift men and women as he will

—Fortune

czarist

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noun

czar·​ist ˈzär-ist 

ˈ(t)sär-

variants or less commonly tsarist

plural -s

: a supporter of a czar or of czarism

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czarist

adjective

czar·​ist

variants also tsarist or tzarist

ˈzär-əst

: of, relating to, or ruled by a czar

czarist Russia