1
: emperor
specifically
: the ruler of Russia until the 1917 revolution
2
: one having great power or authority
a banking czar
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a showbiz czar who is said to be able to make or break a career
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass reversed course last week on her plan to pay her disaster recovery czar, Steve Soboroff, $500,000 for 90 days of work — compensation that would have been covered by private philanthropy.
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump’s border czar Thomas Homan, left, and New York Mayor Adams, right, and others, meeting in New York, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
Border czar Tom Homan suggested Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is being investigated by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for potentially impeding immigration enforcement law.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Border czar Tom Homan in January argued ICE should be allowed to use its discretion to make arrests if a target is inside a school or church.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2025
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump’s border czar Thomas Homan, left, and New York Mayor Adams, right, and others, meeting in New York, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
Border czar Tom Homan suggested Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is being investigated by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for potentially impeding immigration enforcement law.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Border czar Tom Homan in January argued ICE should be allowed to use its discretion to make arrests if a target is inside a school or church.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Czar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/czar. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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