variants also tsarism or tzarism

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Recent Examples of czarism Like so many at the time, Paustovsky had hopes of a democratic future with the end of czarism. Douglas Smith, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 The difference between czarism and Leninism is the one between absolutism and totalitarianism. Josef Joffe, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017 With the collapse of czarism, this commitment to gradual reform and the development of parliamentary institutions seemed outdated. Carolyn Harris, Smithsonian, 13 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for czarism
Noun
  • Andrew Garfield leads the feature that is now in production, portraying the leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Many of the newer immigrants are people who fled socialist tyranny in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela and were given work permits and temporary protection from deportation.
    Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Written and directed by Pérez Rial, the film reconstructs the exile of Sosa, who was arrested during a 1978 concert in La Plata and later forced to flee Argentina’s dictatorship.
    Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Caesar's Legion is a straight-up totalitarian dictatorship of LARPers playing Romans.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Czarism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/czarism. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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