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单词 czarism
释义

czarism

noun

czar·​ism ˈzär-ˌi-zəm How to pronounce czarism (audio) ˈ(t)sär- How to pronounce czarism (audio)
variants or less commonly tsarism or tzarism
1
: the government of Russia under the czars
2
: autocratic rule
czarist noun or adjective
or less commonly tsarist or tzarist
ˈzär-ist How to pronounce czarism (audio)
ˈ(t)sär-

Synonyms

  • absolutism
  • autarchy
  • authoritarianism
  • autocracy
  • Caesarism
  • despotism
  • dictatorship
  • totalism
  • totalitarianism
  • tyranny
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Example Sentences

historically, during times of national crisis, people have looked to czarism as an answer to their fears
Recent Examples on the Web Lenin, Stalin and their epigones, despite their ideological rejection of czarism, acted as de facto Great Russian imperialists in assembling the Soviet Union and maintaining it by brute force. George Weigel, WSJ, 27 Jan. 2022 The difference between czarism and Leninism is the one between absolutism and totalitarianism. Josef Joffe, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017 With the collapse of czarism, this commitment to gradual reform and the development of parliamentary institutions seemed outdated. Carolyn Harris, Smithsonian, 13 Apr. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1

czarism

noun

variants also tsarism or tzarism
as in tyranny
a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power historically, during times of national crisis, people have looked to czarism as an answer to their fears

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • tyranny
  • dictatorship
  • fascism
  • absolutism
  • authoritarianism
  • totalitarianism
  • autocracy
  • despotism
  • oppression
  • autarchy
  • totalism
  • Communism
  • Caesarism
  • Big Brotherism
  • monocracy
  • monarchism
  • monarchy
  • Nazism
  • Big Brother
  • domination

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • democracy
  • freedom
  • sovranty
  • sovereignty
  • autonomy
  • self-governance
  • self-rule
  • self-government
  • self-determination
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