Is The Presidential Appointment Of Bureaucratic Czars Constitutional

Cartoon capturing the lunacy of the "Czar" mentality.

For decades now, America has been devising more and more bureaucratic agencies - under the Executive Authority of its presidents - in order to micromanage vast areas of its political economy. Meanwhile, each of these agency heads [or, managerial directors] has been euphemistically labeled "Czar" by each successive administration. But what precisely is a Czar, and precisely what kind of authorities does such a political title imply?

Let's see what the Dictionary says about this all important political term - before making any rash judgments regarding it.... Perhaps, it's really no big deal - in a Representative and Democratic Republic?

Czar:

1. An Emperor, or King.
2. An Autocratic Ruler or Leader.
3. A Tyrant, or Autocrat.
4. A Dictator possessing "Life Or Death" Authority.
5. A Slavic and contracted form of the Latin [or Roman] term "Caesar."
6. Any person exercising Absolute Authority [or Power] within a given specialized field.
7. The term Czar  is sometimes applied generally to a powerful leader or to a government administrator with wide-ranging authorities and powers.