tsarism

[ zahr-iz-uhm, tsahr- ]

noun

1. a variant of czarism.

tsarism

/ ˈzɑːrɪzəm /

noun

1. a system of government by a tsar, esp in Russia until 1917
2. absolute rule; dictatorship

Derived Forms

• ˈtsarist, nounadjective

Example Sentences

Then she and Red got into an argument about Putin, the Russian character and when Tsarism and feudalism truly ended in Russia.

From The Daily Beast

The gendarmerie of Tsarism throttled the workers who were fighting for the Socialist order.

From Project Gutenberg

Both here and there there were not a few officers who had passed through one and the same school of Tsarism.

From Project Gutenberg

On the fifth and following days, however, several political speeches were made, ending with the cry of "Down with Tsarism!"

From Project Gutenberg

"Conferential Tsarism" was the term applied to this magisterial method by one of the offended delegates.

From Project Gutenberg

It unites in a terrible synthesis all the worst agencies and methods of tsarism and of militarism.

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