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
Trump removed Noem from running the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis after the controversial killings of American citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti by immigration and border patrol agents, replacing her with border czar Tom Homan.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
Noem's confirmation out of the Senate sailed through, despite questions over how much money the agency was asking for to conduct immigration enforcement and policy directives coming from personnel high up at the White House, such as border czar Tom Homan.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
No one would ever mistake border czar Tom Homan as a softie, but his replacement of Greg Bovino softened the look of Washington’s footprint there, giving way to a drawdown of force.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
On February 12, White House border czar Tom Homan, who took over the operation from Bovino, announced Operation Metro Surge would end.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
Noem's confirmation out of the Senate sailed through, despite questions over how much money the agency was asking for to conduct immigration enforcement and policy directives coming from personnel high up at the White House, such as border czar Tom Homan.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026
No one would ever mistake border czar Tom Homan as a softie, but his replacement of Greg Bovino softened the look of Washington’s footprint there, giving way to a drawdown of force.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
On February 12, White House border czar Tom Homan, who took over the operation from Bovino, announced Operation Metro Surge would end.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for czar
Noun
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And in the milk biz, Guida and his brother Frank had gone from pickup truck peddling to the undisputed milk magnates of Central Connecticut.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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Darius Anderson, a longtime lobbyist in the state Capitol who played a role in the 2013 effort to keep the Sacramento Kings from leaving the city, stands accused of fraud by his longtime business partner Ron Burkle, a grocery store magnate whose wealth is estimated to be in the billions.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Just as Charles died after falling overboard from a luxury yacht named after his daughter, the Lady Yasmin, Maxwell's father, media tycoon Robert Maxwell, died after falling off his own yacht, the Lady Ghislaine.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
2 Mar. 2026
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An appellate court in Hong Kong reversed fraud convictions against former media tycoon Jimmy Lai.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Orion never got to realize his dream of eliminating Lepus because Orion himself was done in by Zeus, the king of the gods of Mount Olympus.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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All kings and tyrants fail in the end.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Czar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/czar. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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