Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

czar

noun

/zɑːr/

Definition

A Russian emperor or a ruler in certain contexts.

Examples

The last czar of Russia was Nicholas II.
She was appointed as the educational czar to improve the state’s school system.
In common parlance, a ‘drug czar’ typically refers to a government official in charge of drug policy.

Meaning

Historically, a czar refers to the monarch of Russia before the 1917 revolution. It can also be used in a more modern context to denote a person with great authority in a particular area.