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Tsar vs Kaiser - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between tsar and kaiser

is that tsar is an emperor of Russia (before 1917) and of some South Slavic kingdoms while kaiser is an emperor of a German-speaking country, particularly the Holy Roman Empire (962-1806), the Austrian Empire (1806-1918), and the German Empire (1871-1918).

As a proper noun Kaiser is

the German Emperor, often specifically Wilhelm II

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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    kaiser

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An emperor of a German-speaking country, particularly the Holy Roman Empire (962-1806), the Austrian Empire (1806-1918), and the German Empire (1871-1918).
  • a person who exercises or tries to exercise absolute authority; autocrat.

    • Related terms

    * kaiserdom

    References

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