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Tsar

Tsar

WordNet



noun


(1)   A male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
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Etymology


From from from believed to come from .

Noun



  1. A Slavic emperor (not necessarily a Russian emperor)
  2. A person with great power; an autocrat
  3. An appointed official tasked to regulate or oversee a specific area
    Mr Hellawell, the former Chief Constable of West Yorkshire, was appointed 'Drugs Tsar' by the Prime Minister in October, 1997. http://www.ias.org.uk/resources/publications/alcoholalert/alert199801/al199801_p23.html