czar
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++czar /zɑː $ zɑːr/ noun [countable] 1. PGOanother spelling of tsar tsar的另一种拼法2. banking/drug/health etc czar American EnglishHIGH POSITION OR RANK someone who is very powerful in a particular job or activity 银行业巨头/毒枭/卫生权威等
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czar• When drug traffic escalates, they appoint a national drug czar.• People were arrested and deported to Siberia on the slightest suspicion of disloyalty to the czar.• The czars introduced constitutional guarantees, only to ignore them whenever it suited their purpose.Origin czar (1500-1600) Russian tsar', from Gothic kaisar “emperor”, from Greek, from Latin Caesar, from Julius Caesar; → CESAREANczar nounChinese
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czar
czar /zɑː $ zɑːr/
noun [countable]
2. banking/drug/health etc czar American English someone who is very powerful in a particular job or activity
czar /zɑː $ zɑːr/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Russian
Origin: tsar', from Gothic kaisar 'emperor', from Greek, from Latin Caesar, from Julius Caesar; ⇨ cesarean
1. another spelling of tsarLanguage: Russian
Origin: tsar', from Gothic kaisar 'emperor', from Greek, from Latin Caesar, from Julius Caesar; ⇨ cesarean
2. banking/drug/health etc czar American English someone who is very powerful in a particular job or activity