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
Several months ago, McDonnell quietly replaced the department’s Olympics czar, Cmdr.
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Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Goebbels today would be a digital czar, running several tech and social media companies and holding a state monopoly over free speech rights.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Trump sidelined Noem in the wake of the second shooting and sent White House border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2026
White House border czar Tom Homan told Fox News last week that some officers had maxed out their credit cards because of the shutdown.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Goebbels today would be a digital czar, running several tech and social media companies and holding a state monopoly over free speech rights.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Trump sidelined Noem in the wake of the second shooting and sent White House border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2026
White House border czar Tom Homan told Fox News last week that some officers had maxed out their credit cards because of the shutdown.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for czar
Noun
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Regardless of the ultimate outcome, neither tech magnate is likely to win in the court of public opinion, said University of California at Berkeley Law School professor Stavros Gadinis.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Greek shipping tycoons, Morley said, may be intrigued by the glory of owning Onassis’s yacht; Middle Eastern oil magnates could have the means to buy a pricey piece of history.—
Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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The ethnic Hutu business tycoon was indicted on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity for allegedly arming Hutu militias that massacred more than 800,000 mostly ethnic Tutsis in 1994.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
Washington Post,
16 May 2026
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Nelson Peltz even officiated the couple’s vow renewal ceremony in August 2025 at the tycoon’s compound in Westchester, New York.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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Cruise's colleagues hail him as the king of holiday desserts.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Known as ‘the king of winter delicacies,’ fugu stands as a proud symbol of Japanese food culture.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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“Czar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/czar. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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