czarist

adjective

variants also tsarist or tzarist
Definition of czaristnext
as in authoritarian
exercising power or authority without interference by others the trustees felt that the university needed a strong, czarist leader who could propel it to world-class status

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for czarist
  1. authoritarian
  2. autocratic
  3. despotic
  4. absolute
  5. domineering
  6. tyrannical
  7. tyrannous
  8. dictatorial
Adjective
  • Not like those nasty authoritarian regimes (which actually do take in a lot of migrants in some cases, just ones whose diversity contribution isn’t as superficial).
    Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Solzhenitsyn’s exploration and critique of Soviet history and authoritarian power never ceased.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of authoritarian
Adjective
  • The declaration of a battle between democracy and autocracy came with exemptions for autocratic partners in places like Riyadh and New Delhi.
    Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024
  • And some worry that HTS could slide into it's own kind of autocratic regime.
    NPR, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of autocratic
Adjective
  • What China needed was something like a final emperor, the breaker of the despotic chain who would summon modernity by fiat.
    Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Small steps toward normality are still sufficient, after decades of despotic rule that brought suffering to almost every household.
    Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of despotic
Adjective
  • This bill requires two-thirds of the House, not an absolute majority.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Since MicroStrategy is willing to relentlessly grow its absolute size by issuing stock and buying BTC, it will be entitled to a greater share of index flows in the long run.
    Edan Yago, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of absolute
Adjective
  • The Attitude Era succeeded on the backs of all-time greats Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock, with Vince McMahon a domineering force both behind the scenes and on camera.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Taurus April 20 – May 20 You might currently be motivated to stand your ground against a domineering authority figure.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of domineering
Adjective
  • What’s more, Rose engages in tyrannical behavior, causing June to flee and later exploiting Louise and thrusting her into the burlesque business against her will.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Paul Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical twin emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of tyrannical
Adjective
  • Indeed, Daniel Roher’s pulse-pumping documentary about the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has all the ingredients: a mysterious case of near-fatal poisoning, a web of for-hire hoodlums, Vladimir Putin as the tyrannous leader behind it all.
    Tomris Laffly, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Feb. 2022
  • The same study posited that Fela was not the only popular musician who confronted the military and tyrannous leaders of Nigeria between independence in 1960 and Fela’s passing in 1997.
    Garhe Osiebe, Quartz Africa, 21 Feb. 2021
Definition of tyrannous
Adjective
  • Villeneuve also pulled it off without losing sight of Herbert’s deeper concerns, like how the hero’s journey often ends in a dictatorial cult of personality.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The only way to end up in a situation where a C.E.O. of a health-insurance company is reflexively viewed as a dictatorial purveyor of suffering is through a history of socially sanctioned death.
    Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of dictatorial
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