Cacique refers to a local political boss or chief.
Cacique é um chefe político local.
| Front | cacique \kuh-SEEK\ |
|---|---|
| Back | noun A local political boss. [Via Spanish from Taino cacike (chief). Earliest documented use: 1555. Taino is an extinct member of the Arawakan language family spoken in the West Indies.] "About a month after Mayor Daley announced his retirement, many aldermen are still too stunned to know how to function without being bossed. 'Not being told what to do by the cacique is new to a lot of people,' Mr. Munoz said." - Dan Mihalopoulos; Daley's Tenure Nears End; The New York Times; Oct 8, 2010. |
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