TZARISM Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

czarism

noun

ˈzär-ˌi-zəm

variants also tsarism or tzarism

Definition of czarism

as in tyranny

a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power historically, during times of national crisis, people have looked to czarism as an answer to their fears

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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the collapse of czarism, this commitment to gradual reform and the development of parliamentary institutions seemed outdated.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

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And Ric Salinas, who plays Chachalacani, humorously obliges, bringing his Culture Clash vaudeville skills to the role of the sentry who’s caught between the rock of Klion’s tyranny and his fellow feeling for Antíkona’s sympathetic cause.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Focus Features has the Andrew Garfield period movie The Uprising from Paul Greengrass which is based on the legend of Robin Hood in his crusade against King Richard II’s tyranny.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of tyranny

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In those years many Latin American countries had repressive governments, military coups, dictatorships, and undeclared wars against the poor and the indigenous population, which were backed by the CIA in the context of the Cold War.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
In Peru under dictatorship, two of three long-time lovers marry for appearances but flee from their conservative rural community for the capital after their secret is exposed by the third.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

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