variants
also tsar
or tzar
as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a showbiz czar who is said to be able to make or break a career
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Recent Examples of czar
The council is co-chaired by White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks and White House science adviser Michael Kratsios.
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
Earlier this month, Trump’s counterterrorism czar, Sebastian Gorka, released a public counterterrorism strategy claiming that left-wing extremists are one of the three top counterterrorism priorities facing the United States.
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Daniel Boguslaw,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2026
If that rearrangement of duties is enacted, the next governor would be a virtual czar of the nation’s largest public education system.
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Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
If that rearrangement of duties is enacted, the next governor would be a virtual czar of the nation’s largest public education system.
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Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
26 May 2026
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
Earlier this month, Trump’s counterterrorism czar, Sebastian Gorka, released a public counterterrorism strategy claiming that left-wing extremists are one of the three top counterterrorism priorities facing the United States.
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Daniel Boguslaw,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2026
If that rearrangement of duties is enacted, the next governor would be a virtual czar of the nation’s largest public education system.
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Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
If that rearrangement of duties is enacted, the next governor would be a virtual czar of the nation’s largest public education system.
—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for czar
Noun
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French and Ukrainian media reported that a Ukrainian magnate and his family were those injured.
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Jolie balked at the term and struck a $64 million deal with the billionaire alcohol magnate, Yuri Shefler.
Noun
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Alongside the police raids, the downfall of these tycoons put pressure on scam companies, which have relocated from Cambodia in recent months, researchers and former scam workers said.
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The couple traveled to the South of France in search of a holiday home and, in 1938, stayed at the legendary Hôtel Provençal in Juan-les-Pins as guests of its owner, Florence Gould, the socialite wife of American tycoon Frank Jay Gould.
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For a queen mother to privilege her daughter/queen’s wishes above those of the son/king who abdicated in the night?
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Little is yet known about the jewelry and its significance, but Gordon believes that the jewelry was once worn by the kings and queens of an ancient Khmer Empire that spanned Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, and existed for hundreds of years.
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“Czar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/czar. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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