Pronunciation guide

How to pronounce czar

ZAR - one syllable, rhyming with 'car'; the 'c' is silent

US/zɑːɹ/

zɑːɹ

UK/zɑːɹ/

zɑːɹ

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What “czar” means

An emperor or supreme ruler of Russia before the 1917 revolution; also spelled tsar.

A person appointed by a government to lead policy in a particular area, as in a drug czar.

In a sentence

  • The czar implemented sweeping reforms across the empire.
  • In contemporary usage, a 'drug czar' oversees federal drug policy and enforcement.

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