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