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n. - A person having great power; A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917).

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Usage examples (34)
  • The term "czar" dates back to Franklin Roosevelt's administration.
  • Nobody over there uses the term czar, so I can't figure out why we would either.
  • I mean, everyone always seems to me throws out the term czar when they don't know what else to do.
  • Not to nit-pick, but the sugar import quota czar is apparently a “she” – not a “he.”
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