variants
also tsar
or tzar
as in magnate
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
a showbiz czar who is said to be able to make or break a career
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Recent Examples of czar
David Sacks, his AI czar, has emerged as a central, effective Washington figure.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Haroutunian, like Netflix awards czar Lisa Taback, has a steel-trap mind that tracks who has seen what, never forgets a face, and knows who is missing.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
Her assessment of Soviet and later Russian leadership is clear-eyed, seeing the yearning of the Russian people for a hard-nosed protector, like the former tsars, in Russia’s support for Putin.
—The Know, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Each took around a year to design and produce, with the tsars typically ordering the ornate items shortly after the latest had been delivered.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
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Singer island is so named after Paris Singer, a descendant of the Singer Sewing Machine magnate, who began developing the Palm Beach coastline into a national luxury destination in the 1920s.—
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O’Leary isn’t the only nonprofessional in Marty Supreme’s sprawling cast, which includes rapper Tyler the Creator, real-life table-tennis champion Koto Kawaguchi, filmmaker Abel Ferrara, and supermarket magnate John Catsimatidis.—
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Amidst all those tech tycoons, luxury’s biggest name sits at seventh in the billionaire rankings.—
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Former Russian banking tycoon Oleg Tinkov says a single Instagram post condemning the war in Ukraine cost him nearly $9 billion, after he was forced to sell his stake in his bank for a fraction of its real value.—
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For centuries, the kings and queens of the Netherlands have been buried in the church, beginning with William of Orange in 1584.—
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But monks there complained that the slain king was walking around at night, frightening them with strange sounds.—
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“Czar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/czar. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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