czar·ism | \ ˈzär-ˌi-zəm 
, ˈ(t)sär- \
, ˈ(t)sär- \variants:
or less commonly tsarism or tzarism
Definition of czarism
1 : the government of Russia under the czars
2 : autocratic rule
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Other Words from czarism
czarist or less commonly tsarist or tzarist \ ˈzär-ist , ˈ(t)sär- \ noun or adjective
, ˈ(t)sär- \ noun or adjectiveSynonyms for czarism
Synonyms
- absolutism,
- autarchy,
- authoritarianism,
- autocracy,
- Caesarism,
- despotism,
- dictatorship,
- totalism,
- totalitarianism,
- tyranny
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The first known use of czarism was in 1855
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