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From cacic +‎ -ejar.

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caciquejar (first-person singular present caciquejo, first-person singular preterite caciquegí, past participle caciquejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (intransitive) to behave like a petty tyrant, to throw one's weight around, to abuse one's authority
    • 1925, Josep Carner, Les bonhomies:
      Caciqueja en un poble i parla en un cafè habitual contra la decadència del parlamentarisme.
      He throws his weight around in the village and speaks against the decadence of parliamentarianism in his usual café.

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