1
: emperor
specifically
: the ruler of Russia until the 1917 revolution
2
: one having great power or authority
a banking czar
Examples of czar in a Sentence
a showbiz czar who is said to be able to make or break a career
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Steve Soboroff bowed out as L.A.’s fire recovery czar, with some parting shots.
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Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The order, which Mr. Adams had hinted at for weeks after meeting with Thomas D. Homan, the president’s border czar, came amid criticism that the mayor was helping the Trump administration gain access to Rikers as part of a deal to have federal corruption charges against the mayor dropped.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Government and school officials denounced the move while community members marched through the streets of Sackets Harbor, a village in Jefferson County on Lake Ontario, over the weekend to the home of White House border czar Tom Homan to call for their release, CNN affiliate WWNY reported.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
According to border czar Tom Homan, the stark change happened during the first two days of the second Trump administration when only 766 apprehensions were reported on the southwest border.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2025
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Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The order, which Mr. Adams had hinted at for weeks after meeting with Thomas D. Homan, the president’s border czar, came amid criticism that the mayor was helping the Trump administration gain access to Rikers as part of a deal to have federal corruption charges against the mayor dropped.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Government and school officials denounced the move while community members marched through the streets of Sackets Harbor, a village in Jefferson County on Lake Ontario, over the weekend to the home of White House border czar Tom Homan to call for their release, CNN affiliate WWNY reported.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
According to border czar Tom Homan, the stark change happened during the first two days of the second Trump administration when only 766 apprehensions were reported on the southwest border.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Czar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/czar. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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