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tsaddik
tsade
tsamma
tsar
tsarevitch
tsarevna
tsarina
tsarism
tsaritsa
tsatske
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tsessebe
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tsarism
tsarism [ zr izəm ] or czarism [ zr izəm ] or tzarism [ zr izəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. rule by tsar: government by an emperor who has absolute power
2. dictatorship: absolute rule of any kind, especially the cruel abuse of absolute power by a despot

tsarist adjective, noun
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