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- noun A Government headed by a
czar or a similarautocrat . - noun Government consisting of, or characterized by the appointment of officials with substantial
autonomy , especially those commonly referred to as "czars" or "tsars ".
Etymologies
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From Slavic czar, "emperor" (ultimately from Latin Caesar), + -cracy, "government" (ultimately from Greek kratos, "power").
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