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Meaning of "drug czar" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRUG CZAR

drug czar  [drʌɡ zɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRUG CZAR

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Drug czar is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRUG CZAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Drug czar

Drug Czar is an informal name for the person who directs drug-control policies in the United States, following the U.S. use of the 'czar' term. The 'drug czar' title was first published in a 1982 news story by United Press International which reported that “Senators... voted 62–34 to establish a ‘drug czar’ who would have overall responsibility for U.S. drug policy.” Since then, several ad hoc executive positions in both the United States and United Kingdom have been established which have been subsequently referred to in this manner. In his first interview since being confirmed to head the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy with the Washington Post, Gil Kerlikowske said the bellicose analogy was a barrier to dealing with the nation's drug issues. "Regardless of how you try to explain to people it's a 'war on drugs' or a 'war on a product,' people see a war as a war on them," he said. "We're not at war with people in this country."...

Definition of drug czar in the English dictionary

The definition of drug czar in the dictionary is a senior public official charged with tackling the problem of drugs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRUG CZAR


alcazar
ˌælkəˈzɑː
Balthazar
ˈbælθəˌzɑː
bazaar
bəˈzɑː
bazar
bəˈzɑː
beaux-arts
bəʊˈzɑː
bizarre
bɪˈzɑː
czar
zɑː
gazar
ɡəˈzɑː
hamza
ˈhɑːmzɑː
hamzah
ˈhɑːmzɑː
hussar
hʊˈzɑː
huzzah
həˈzɑː
Isar
ˈiːzɑː
izar
ɪˈzɑː
kala-azar
ˌkɑːləəˈzɑː
Kwanzaa
ˈkwænzɑː
Mizar
ˈmaɪzɑː
quasar
ˈkweɪzɑː
sansar
ˈsɑːnzɑː
tsar
zɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRUG CZAR

drug
drug addict
drug addiction
drug baron
drug dealer
drug habit
drug on the market
drug peddler
drug pusher
drug raid
drug runner
drug smuggler
drug squad
drug test
drug trafficker
drug trafficking
drug tsar
drug-driver
drug-driving
drug-induced

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRUG CZAR

Amritsar
appear
ar
avatar
bar
bear
Belshazzar
calendar
car
clear
dear
lazar
Nebuchadnezzar
Nebuchadrezzar
rizzar
Salazar
Salmanazar
sizar
subsizar
superbazar

Synonyms and antonyms of drug czar in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «drug czar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRUG CZAR

Find out the translation of drug czar to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of drug czar from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «drug czar» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

毒品沙皇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

zar antidrogas
570 millions of speakers

English

drug czar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दवा जार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قيصر المخدرات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

препарат царь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

czar da droga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ড্রাগ জার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tsar de la drogue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ubat czar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Drogenzar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

薬物皇帝
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

약물 황제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obat czar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiến lược gia ma túy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மருந்து சாக்கர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

औषध जार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İlaç Çarı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

zar della droga
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

car narkotyków
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

препарат цар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Czar de droguri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ναρκωτικά τσάρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dwelm tsaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

drog tsaren
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

narkotika tsaren
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRUG CZAR»

The term «drug czar» is regularly used and occupies the 96.808 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRUG CZAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drug czar

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRUG CZAR»

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Border Bandits: Hollywood on the Southern Frontier
Hollywood on the Southern Frontier Camilla Fojas. 3.5 Traffic's drug czar, Robert Wakefield, bears similarities to real-life U.S. drug czar General Barry R. McCaffrey. Traffic's fictional drug czar, Robert Wakefield, is clearly modeled on McCaffrey.
Camilla Fojas, 2009
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The Search for Rational Drug Control
The demands on the drug czar are thus simultaneously to be realist and idealist, booster and skeptic. And the problem is that when the rhetorical style of the drug warrior invades the policy-planning process, waste and false expectations must ...
Franklin E. Zimring, 1995
3
Crime and the Justice System in America: An Encyclopedia
82 DRUG CZAR Impact ofDade County's Felony Drug Court (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1993); T. Maugh and M. Anglin, "Court-Ordered Drug Treatment Does Work." Judges' Journal 33 (1994): 10-13, 38-40. C. Aaron ...
Frank Schmalleger, Gordon M. Armstrong, 1997
4
Pop Culture Florida
1991 former Florida Governor Bob Martinez became America's second “drug czar ,” the new director of the office of Drug Control Policy. A Republican, the fifty-four- year-old pol lost his reelection bid the year before to Democrat Lawton Chiles, ...
James P. Goss, 2000
5
Congressional Record, V. 145, Pt. 11, July 1, 1999 to July ...
Putting the office of national drug control policy and the drug czar on the case sounds like we are really taking action in the fight against underage drinking. I believe that this amendment would actually hurt both the fight against underage ...
Congress
6
The Philosophy of Steven Soderbergh
As drug czar, Robert takes a conservative approach in the war on drugs: he adheres to a universal and strict policy against drugs, he visits the front lines of the battlefield (i.e., the U.S.-Mexican border), and he meets with General Salazar to ...
R. Barton Palmer, Steven Sanders, 2011
7
Fiscal year 2007 drug control budget and the Byrne Grant, ...
So there won't be any reason to have any drug czar's office if we take all these things out. But the honesty of your statement, which is, by the way, not dissimilar to some of these other types of things as we tried to move through the faith-based  ...
United States, Committee on Government Reform, Congress, House
8
The Evidence Enigma: Correctional Boot Camps and Other ...
In the late 1980s the federal government became increasingly concerned about drug use and federal officials such as the drug czar proposed punitive measures to combat drug offences (Steffensmeier and Harer, 1991). An article published in  ...
Dr Tiffany Bergin, 2013
9
Criminal Law and Procedure
The director of the ONDCP is known colloquially as the “drug czar.” To emphasize the importance of the war on drugs, President Reagan made the drug czar a member of his cabinet, and subsequent presidents have fol— lowed suit. As the ...
John Scheb, John Scheb, II, 2013
10
Grading the 44th President: A report card on Barack Obama's ...
Retrieved from http://people-press.org/report/16/interdiction-and- incarceration- still-top-remedies. Jahad, S. (2010, October 21). National drug czar speaks in Pasadena against Proposition 19. Southern California Public Radio (SCPR.org).
Luigi Esposito, Laura L. Finley, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRUG CZAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term drug czar is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dr. Manny: Can Gov. Christie help tackle NJ's out-of-control drug …
We need our governor to take a more active role in our state's social issues and he can start by appointing a state drug czar to evaluate our ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
2
2015 Marks Banner Year For Earthquake Preparedness In Oregon
You know legislators are serious about something when they appoint a czar like a drug czar. Well now, Oregon has the equivalent of its own ... «Jefferson Public Radio, Jul 15»
3
Marijuana legalization in Colorado, Washington running smoothly
Meanwhile in Colorado, although they boast a much larger sample size of legalization, the state's drug czar Andrew Freedman believes that his ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
4
Grading The Presidential Candidates On Marijuana Policy
Throughout his career, Biden has been a hardline drug warrior, spearheading legislation that created the drug czar's office and sponsoring the ... «The Weed Blog, Jul 15»
5
Health Department sees surge in fentanyl-laced heroin overdose …
They don't understand what motivates an addict,” said Mike Gimbel, former Baltimore County drug czar. “When a heroin addict hears about a ... «ABC2 News, Jul 15»
6
The Report Card: Grading the Presidential Candidates on Marijuana …
Throughout his career, Biden has been a hardline drug warrior, spearheading legislation that created the drug czar's office and sponsoring the ... «Drug War Chronicle, Jul 15»
7
Fictional 'Escobar' flawed but worth a ticket
The production design reveals Escobar's contradictory character: Although the drug czar is presented as not just a ruthless killer but also a ... «KeysNet, Jul 15»
8
Friday Talking Points -- Always Twirling for Freedom!
Drug czar spokesman Mario Moreno Zepeda said, "The Obama Administration has actively supported scientific research on whether marijuana ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
9
Point Person: Our Q&A with drug czar Michael Botticelli
In years past, the “drug czar” has tended to focus on issues such as Plan Colombia and fighting international drug cartels. You're taking a ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
10
AP PHOTOS: In Peruvian valley, coca harvest means survival
The solution begins with bringing the trappings of democracy into the valley — which no government has done, says former drug czar Ricardo ... «Chron.com, Jun 15»

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