tsarism

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noun

A system of government ruled by a tsar.

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Meanings

nountsarism (usually uncountable, plural tsarisms)

plural tsarisms · alternative czarism · alternative tzarism

  1. uncountableusuallyA system of government ruled by a tsar.
  2. uncountableusuallyA supporter of monarchy ruled by a tsar.

Origin

From tsar + -ism. Piecewise doublet of Caesarism.

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Translations

Bulgarian цари́зъм
  • цари́зъм (carízăm)system of government
Chinese Mandarin 沙皇制度
  • 沙皇制度 (shāhuáng zhìdù)system of government
Czech carismus
  • carismussystem of government
Finnish tsaarinvalta, tsarismi
  • tsaarinvaltasystem of government
  • tsarismisystem of government
French tsarisme
  • tsarismesystem of government
German Zarismus
  • Zarismussystem of government
Greek τσαρισμός
  • τσαρισμός (tsarismós)system of government
Hungarian cárizmus
  • cárizmussystem of government
Japanese ツァーリズム
  • ツァーリズム (tsārizumu)system of government
Latvian carisms
  • carismssystem of government
Polish carat, caryzm
  • caratsystem of government
  • caryzmsystem of government
Portuguese czarismo, tzarismo
  • czarismosystem of government
  • tzarismosystem of government
Russian цари́зм
  • цари́зм (carízm)system of government
Spanish zarismo
  • zarismosystem of government
Vietnamese chế độ sa hoàng
  • chế độ sa hoàngsystem of government
Cite this entry
APA

tsarism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsarism

MLA

“tsarism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsarism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tsarism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsarism.

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