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  • noun Plural form of tsar.

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Examples

  • Precisely, it needs to be found in the White House, where President Obama has surrounded himself with all manner of envoys - some have called them "tsars" - who will eventually provide some form of synthesis for the foreign policy he wishes to put in place.

    timesofmalta.com 2009

  • Millions of pounds per year is to be spent on new long-term contracts for three Scottish public sector 'tsars' despite deep spending cuts and criticism over some of their work.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • Just a couple of examples include the burgeoning use of "tsars" both in number and the range of activities over which they wield unaccountable power sets the current practice apart from the rather modest use of such positions in previous administrations.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • Just a couple of examples include the burgeoning use of "tsars" both in number and the range of activities over which they wield unaccountable power sets the current practice apart from the rather modest use of such positions in previous administrations.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • Martin is one of several "tsars" appointed since the reopening of the Scottish Parliament.

    The Daily News - News 2009

  • "One of the government's former drug" tsars "has told me how a battle between two Whitehall departments is undermining efforts ..."

    BBC Blog Network 2009

  • "One of the government's former drug" tsars "has told me how a battle between two Whitehall departments is undermining efforts ..."

    BBC Blog Network 2009

  • With the bailouts and funds that have been given to companies, the government becoming major stock holders in many of them, "tsars" who are accountable to no one, the people are now beginning to shift to believing the Republicans might just be better at handling the economy.

    unknown title 2009

  • 'tsars' who will help improve facilities at train stations.

    Home | Mail Online 2010

  • Graham Mytton Audience Research Training and ConsultancyIt will be interesting to see just how big a game changer is Amazon's acquisition of LoveFilm Will streaming kill the TV tsars?

    Letters to MediaGuardian 2011

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