caciquismo
English edit
Noun edit
caciquismo (uncountable)
- Synonym of caciquism
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From cacique (“chieftain”) + -ismo.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ca‧ci‧quis‧mo
Noun edit
caciquismo m (plural caciquismos)
- the power or influence of a chieftain
- (figurative) interference by a person in a position of authority in something already determined
- 2019 March 18, Rita Tavares, José Pedro Mozos, Miguel Viterbo Dias, “Europeias: são novos, são pequenos e prometem ser melhores. Mas será que estão a conseguir?”, in Observador[1]:
- Ainda militou uns tempos na JS, mas saiu poucos anos depois de entrar pelo excesso “de caciquismo” existente na estrutura socialista.
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From cacique (“chieftain”) + -ismo.
Noun edit
caciquismo m (plural caciquismos)
- the power or influence of a chieftain
- interference by a person in a position of authority in something already determined
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “caciquismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014