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tsar
(redirected from czardom)

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tsar  (zär, tsär)
n.
Variant of czar. See Usage Note at czar.

tsar, czar [zɑː tsɑː]
n
1. (Historical Terms) (until 1917) the emperor of Russia
2. a tyrant; autocrat
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Informal a public official charged with responsibility for dealing with a certain problem or issue a drugs tsar
4. Informal a person in authority; leader
5. (Historical Terms) (formerly) any of several S Slavonic rulers, such as any of the princes of Serbia in the 14th century Also (less commonly) tzar
[from Russian tsar, via Gothic kaisar from Latin: from Caesar emperor, from the cognomen of Gaius Julius Caesar (100-44 bc), Roman general, statesman, and historian]
tsardom , czardom n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tsartsar - a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
Russia - a former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital; powerful in the 17th and 18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great when Saint Petersburg was the capital; overthrown by revolution in 1917
crowned head, monarch, sovereign - a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

tsar czar
noun
1. ruler, leader, emperor, sovereign, tyrant, despot, overlord, autocrat Princess Anne is related to the Tsar of Russia.
2. (Informal) head, chief, boss, big cheese (informal), baas (S. African), head honcho (informal) He was appointed 'drugs tsar' by Bill Clinton.
Translations
tsar [zɑːʳ] Nzar m

tsar tzar, czar [ˈzɑːr] n
(formerly, in Russia)tsar m
(person in charge of dealing with problem) drug tsar → haut(e) responsable mf de la lutte contre la drogue
AIDS tsar → haut(e) responsable mf de la lutte contre le sida

tsar
nZar m

tsar [zɑːʳ] nzar m inv
tsar [zɑːʳ] nzar m inv

tsar
n tsar, czar, tzar [zaː]
(the status of) any of the former emperors of Russia He was crowned tsar; Tsar Nicholas. tsaar قَيْصَر цар car zar der/die Zar(in) τσάρος zar tsaar تزار tsaari tsar צָאר रूस का बादशाह car cár kaisar tsar, (Rússa)keisari zar ロシア皇帝 (러시아의) 황제 caras cars Tsar tsaar tsar car czar ţar царь cár car car tsar จักรพรรดิ çar 沙皇 цар شہنشاہ روس Nga Hoàng


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