tsar ‧ ism BrE AmE , tzarism, czarism /ˈzɑːrɪz ə m, ˈtsɑː-/ noun [uncountable]
a system of government controlled by a tsar, especially the system in Russia before 1917
—tsarist noun [countable]
—tsarist adjective
tsar ‧ ism BrE AmE , tzarism, czarism /ˈzɑːrɪz ə m, ˈtsɑː-/ noun [uncountable]
a system of government controlled by a tsar, especially the system in Russia before 1917
—tsarist noun [countable]
—tsarist adjective
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012