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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Trump has also installed venture capitalist David Sacks as White House AI and crypto czar.
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
New border czar Tom Homan had suggested in December that Chicago would be the first point of call for ICE officers once Trump returned to the White House, with a plan leaked a few days before his inauguration to do just that.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
But in an interview on January 23, venture capitalist David Sacks, appointed by Trump as the US AI and crypto czar, claimed that memecoins should be treated as a type of collectible, an unregulated asset class.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 31 Jan. 2025
Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, said migrants would be flown there directly.
—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 30 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
New border czar Tom Homan had suggested in December that Chicago would be the first point of call for ICE officers once Trump returned to the White House, with a plan leaked a few days before his inauguration to do just that.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
But in an interview on January 23, venture capitalist David Sacks, appointed by Trump as the US AI and crypto czar, claimed that memecoins should be treated as a type of collectible, an unregulated asset class.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 31 Jan. 2025
Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, said migrants would be flown there directly.
—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Czar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/czar. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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