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
If that rearrangement of duties is enacted, the next governor would be a virtual czar of the nation’s largest public education system.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
If that rearrangement of duties is enacted, the next governor would be a virtual czar of the nation’s largest public education system.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
For White House Border czar Tom Homan and Secretary Mullin, keeping Venturella's arrival low-key may be a deliberate attempt to avoid drawing fresh congressional fire to an agency already under siege.
—Philip Wang, Time, 18 May 2026
Real quick Canada's fentanyl czar warns more lethal synthetic opioids are on the way.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 14 May 2026
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
If that rearrangement of duties is enacted, the next governor would be a virtual czar of the nation’s largest public education system.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
For White House Border czar Tom Homan and Secretary Mullin, keeping Venturella's arrival low-key may be a deliberate attempt to avoid drawing fresh congressional fire to an agency already under siege.
—Philip Wang, Time, 18 May 2026
Real quick Canada's fentanyl czar warns more lethal synthetic opioids are on the way.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for czar
Noun
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One of the previous proposals was a 12-story project proposed by San Diego hotel magnate and onetime San Diego Union-Tribune owner Doug Manchester.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2026
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Casino magnate Miriam Adelson, the hedge-fund billionaire Ken Griffin, the options trader Jeff Yass, and the shipping-supplies billionaires Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein each gave more than $100 million.—
Gautam Mukunda,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
Noun
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Alongside the police raids, the downfall of these tycoons put pressure on scam companies, which have relocated from Cambodia in recent months, researchers and former scam workers said.—
Shibani Mahtani,
NPR,
21 June 2026
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The couple traveled to the South of France in search of a holiday home and, in 1938, stayed at the legendary Hôtel Provençal in Juan-les-Pins as guests of its owner, Florence Gould, the socialite wife of American tycoon Frank Jay Gould.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
15 June 2026
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Nonetheless, he is made king and often found eschewing his royal duties in favor of visiting brothels or hanging out with those who work for him.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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The cinema may be king after all.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
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“Czar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/czar. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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