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- Dictionarytsar/zɑː/
noun
- 1. an emperor of Russia before 1917: "the assassination of the tsar and his family"
- 2. a person appointed by government to advise on and coordinate policy in a particular area: "the former British drugs czar"
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Tsar (/ z ɑːr, (t) s ɑːr /; also spelled czar, tzar, or csar; Bulgarian: цар, romanized: tsar; Russian: царь, romanized: tsar'; Serbian: цар, car) is a title historically used by Slavic monarchs.
tsar noun [C] (OFFICIAL) a person who has been given special powers by the government to deal with a particular matter: The government has appointed a drugs tsar to coordinate the fight against drug abuse. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. People in charge of or controlling other people.
May 8, 2024 · Tsar, title associated primarily with rulers of Russia. The term tsar, a form of the ancient Roman imperial title caesar, generated a series of derivatives in Russian: tsaritsa, a tsar’s wife, or tsarina; tsarevich, his son; tsarevna, his daughter; and tsesarevich, his eldest son and heir apparent.
Tsar is used metaphorically for someone heading up a special government project, like the climate tsar President Obama appointed or the oil tsar hired by President Roosevelt.
tsar, tsarevitch, tsarina, tsarism. less common spellings of czar, czarevitch, czarina, czarism. 1. : emperor. specifically : the ruler of Russia until the 1917 revolution. 2. : one having great power or authority. a banking czar.
The emperor and autocrat of all Russia [1] ( Russian: Император и Самодержец Всероссийский ), [a] also translated as emperor and autocrat of all the Russias, [2] was the official title of the Russian monarch from 1721 to 1917.
noun. (until 1917) the emperor of Russia. a tyrant; autocrat. informal. a public official charged with responsibility for dealing with a certain problem or issue. a drugs tsar. informal. a person in authority; leader. (formerly) any of several S Slavonic rulers, such as any of the princes of Serbia in the 14th century. Discover More. Derived Forms.
tsar - definition, audio pronunciation and more for tsar: 1. a male Russian ruler before 1917 2. a powerful official who makes important decisions for the…: See more in Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary
1. : emperor. specifically : the ruler of Russia until the 1917 revolution. 2. : one having great power or authority. a banking czar. czardom noun. or less commonly tsardom or tzardom. ˈzär-dəm. ˈ (t)sär- Synonyms. baron. captain. king. lion. lord. magnate. mogul. monarch. Napoleon.
tsar. (zɑːʳ ) also czar. Word forms: plural tsars. 1. countable noun & title noun. In former times, the tsar was the king of Russia. 2. countable noun. A particular kind of tsar is a person who has been appointed by the government to deal with a particular problem that is affecting the country.
