CAESAR Definition & Meaning

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Caesar

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noun

�Ҳ�·��ܲ� [gey, -, uh, s] (or Ca·ius) [key, -, uh, s] Julius, c100–44 b.c., Roman general, statesman, and historian.
Sidney, Sid, 1922–2014, U.S. comedian.
a title of the Roman emperors from Augustus to Hadrian, and later of the heirs presumptive.
any emperor.
a tyrant or dictator.
any temporal ruler, in contrast with God; the civil authority.
a male given name: from a Roman family name.

Caesar

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noun

CaesarGaius Julius100 bc44 bcMRomanMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesmanHISTORY: historian Gaius Julius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈdʒuːlɪəs). 100–44 bc , Roman general, statesman, and historian. He formed the first triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus (60), conquered Gaul (58–50), invaded Britain (55–54), mastered Italy (49), and defeated Pompey (46). As dictator of the Roman Empire (49–44) he destroyed the power of the corrupt Roman nobility. He also introduced the Julian calendar and planned further reforms, but fear of his sovereign power led to his assassination (44) by conspirators led by Marcus Brutus and Cassius Longinus
any Roman emperor
sometimes not capital any emperor, autocrat, dictator, or other powerful ruler
a title of the Roman emperors from Augustus to Hadrian
in the Roman Empire
1. a title borne by the imperial heir from the reign of Hadrian
2. the heir, deputy, and subordinate ruler to either of the two emperors under Diocletian's system of government
short for Caesar salad

Caesar

The family name of Julius Caesar and of the next eleven rulers of Rome , who were emperors.

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Notes

The emperors of Germany and Russia in modern times adapted the word caesar into titles for themselves — kaiser and czar .

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Example Sentences

Washington has starred in multiple Broadway productions, including “Julius Caesar,” “Fences,” “A Raisin in the Sun” and “The Iceman Cometh.”

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Trump recently declared that he is a type of American Caesar or Napoleon.

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Trump recently declared himself, again, a type of king of Caesar or worse.

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In the context of a years-long pattern of similar statements, Trump truly believes that he is some type of American Caesar or Napoleon above the law.

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Inside New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome, actor Samuel L. Jackson appeared as Uncle Sam in a star-patterned top hat and introduced the crowd to “the great American game.”

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