czars

Pre-revolutionary Russian rulers

Czars is the plural of czar, the title of Russian emperors before the 1917 revolution.

The word derives from Caesar.

In American politics, czar denotes an official with broad authority over a particular policy area: drug czar, energy czar, border czar.

These appointments typically lack formal power but signal political priority.

The spelling tsar is preferred in British English.

imperial

emperor

Male ruler of empire

Alexander · Peter the Great · Catherine · imperial · dynasty · throne · coronation · palace · Kremlin · boyar

authority

overseer

One who monitors work

appointee · administrator · regulator · supremo · boss · head · controller · coordinator · supervisor · point person

political

White House

Official presidential residence

portfolio · bureaucrat · task force · federal · administration · appointment · jurisdiction · mandate · accountability · reform

Categories
Opposites
political power structure

czarsdemocrats

Believers in popular sovereignty

presidents · prime ministers · representatives · parliamentarians · commoners

social hierarchy

czarsserfs

Feudal bound laborers

peasants · commoners · subjects · proletariat · the masses

authority and control (metaphorical usage)

czarssubordinates

Those ranked below

underlings · rank and file · nobodies · figureheads · puppets

Phrases
Family

czar, czarina

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