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czardom

American  
[zahr-duhm, tsahr-] / ˈzɑr dəm, ˈtsɑr- /
Or tsardom,

noun

  1. the domain of a czar.

  2. the power, authority, or position of a czar.


Etymology

Origin of czardom

First recorded in 1835–45; czar + -dom

Example Sentences

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Moses held a dozen state and city jobs that ranged from control of most of New York State's hydroelectric power to a virtual czardom over the city's public works and building projects.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since he became the dominant member of Memphis' censor board, Hollywood has quietly fumed at his autocratic czardom.

From Time Magazine Archive

The other side to czardom is ready made for him.

From Time Magazine Archive

An unflappable administrator, Stewart is expected to handle the economic czardom with more zeal than Brown could have mustered for measures that go against his grain.

From Time Magazine Archive

In order to prop up his miniature czardom, he now asked the new Emperor, Alexander III., to send him two Russian Generals.

From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by Rose, John Holland