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Tsar vs Chief - What's the difference?

tsar | chief |

As nouns the difference between tsar and chief

is that tsar is an emperor of Russia (before 1917) and of some South Slavic kingdoms while chief is (leader of group etc)A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.

As an adjective chief is

primary; principal.

tsar

English

(wikipedia tsar)

Alternative forms

* czar, tzar, csar

Noun

(en noun)
  • (historical) An emperor of Russia (before 1917) and of some South Slavic kingdoms.
  • (figuratively) A person with great power; an autocrat.
  • (informal, politics, US) An appointed official tasked to regulate or oversee a specific area.

    • Usage notes

    * (emperor of Russia) Officially, emperors after 1721 were styled imperator (); however, the latter is commonly applied to them as well.

    Derived terms

    * tsardom * tsarian * tsarism * tsarist

    Related terms

    * csar * czar * tsarina * tsaritsa * tsarevna * tsarevich * tzar

    Usage notes

    * Although commonly believed to mean specifically a Russian emperor, this is not necessarily the case. * The spelling (m) is the most common one in the US, especially in the figurative and informal senses. Scholarly literature prefers tsar .

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    chief

    English

    (wikipedia chief)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (senseid)A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
  • * 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 4:
    • My father, Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa, was a chief by both blood and custom.
  • (heraldiccharge) The top part of a shield or escutcheon.
  • * 1889 , Charles Norton Elvin, A Dictionary of Heraldry :
    • When the Chief' is Charged with any figure, in blazon it is said to be "''On a '''Chief ".
  • (senseid)A head officer in a department, organization etc.; a boss.
    • All firefighters report to the fire chief .
  • An informal address to an equal.
    • Hey, chief.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    (chief) * chief constable * chiefess * chief executive * chief executive officer/CEO * chief legal officer * chief mate * chief of staff * chief of state * chief petty officer * commander in chief * dexter chief * editor in chief * fire chief * in chief * police chief * war chief

    Related terms

    * captain * chef * chieftain

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Primary; principal.
    • Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.

    See also

    * chef

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