czar

noun

\ ˈzär

, ˈ(t)sär

variants: or less commonly tsar or tzar

Definition of czar

1 : emperor specifically : the ruler of Russia until the 1917 revolution

2 : one having great power or authority a banking czar

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Examples of czar in a Sentence

a showbiz czar who is said to be able to make or break a career

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The ceremony itself unfolded in a Kremlin hall used to crown three czars — Alexander II, Alexander III, and Nicholas II — as well as previous presidential inaugurations. — Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com, "Putin starts 4th term with coronation-style ceremony," 7 May 2018 Vice Premier Liu He, China’s economy czar, was due to arrive in Washington on Thursday, China’s state media reported, after two days of preliminary talks by lower-level officials. — Alex Veiga, The Seattle Times, "US stocks edge higher in early trading, extending gains," 20 Feb. 2019 Some conservatives — Kansas secretary of state and former White House voter fraud czar Kris Kobach, National Review’s Rich Lowry — have cited the North Carolina scandal as evidence that voter fraud does happen. — Dylan Scott, Vox, "There’s election fraud in North Carolina. That’s not the same thing as voter fraud.," 11 Dec. 2018 The 127-year-old piece, which was stolen from czar Alexander III during the Russian Revolution, is an original Fabergé now worth over $33 million. — Town & Country, "The 1% Daily," 19 Mar. 2014 The neighborhood of Sea Cliff is miles away from the tidy facades of Pacific Heights, where the city’s old guard of Gettys and Trainas mixes with tech czars (Jony Ive, Larry Ellison) and political luminaries (Dianne Feinstein, Pelosi). — Rob Haskell, Vogue, "Billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer on Impeaching Trump, Getting Out the Vote, and Winning in 2020," 14 Nov. 2018 In December 2011, Gustavo Alfredo Landaverde, the former deputy drug czar of Honduras, told the Miami Herald how the Honduran National Police killed on behalf of the cartels. — Rachel Kleinfeld, WSJ, "The Violence Driving Migration Isn’t Just Gangs," 9 Nov. 2018 The last czar of Russia abdicated on March 15, 1917, following the country’s February Revolution, bringing an end to the Romanov dynasty that ruled Russia for over 300 years. — James Rogers, Fox News, "Incredible photos of the last czar and the Russian royal family surface," 25 Sep. 2018 Throughout the day, China’s economic czar, central-bank governor and banking and securities regulators all called publicly for confidence in China’s economic outlook. — Will Horner, WSJ, "Dow Closes Higher on Strong Earnings Reports," 19 Oct. 2018

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