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czar
czar /zɑː $ zɑːr/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Russian
 Origin: tsar', from Gothic kaisar 'emperor', from Greek, from Latin Caesar, from Julius Caesar; cesarean
1. another spelling of tsar
2. banking/drug/health etc czar American English someone who is very powerful in a particular job or activity