1
: emperor
specifically
: the ruler of Russia until the 1917 revolution
2
: one having great power or authority
a banking czar
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Examples of czar in a Sentence
a showbiz czar who is said to be able to make or break a career
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President Xi Jinping’s economy czar has backed the high-profile program, which gives local governments the responsibility to turn previously unsold apartments into affordable housing.
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Tom Hancock, Fortune Asia, 20 May 2024
This practice of allowing councilmembers to be veritable zoning czars of their own districts doesn’t seem to have caused county residents to run the rascals out of town.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2024
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Tom Hancock, Fortune Asia, 20 May 2024
This practice of allowing councilmembers to be veritable zoning czars of their own districts doesn’t seem to have caused county residents to run the rascals out of town.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Czar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/czar. Accessed 4 Jun. 2024.
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