caciques in English

noun
1
(in Latin America or the Spanish-speaking Caribbean) a native chief.
They lived under nine independent caciques or chiefs, and possessed a simple religion devoid of rites and ceremonies, but with a belief in a supreme being, and the immortality of the soul.
2
(in Spain or Latin America) a local political boss.
Tlatoani (head honcho), cacique , and caudillo - these words glisten on the pages of the derisive gubernatorial lexicon.
noun
    cazique

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1. Herrera states that local caciques paid regular visits to the fountain.

2. Examples of Bossism include Old Corruption in eighteenth-century England, urban political machines in the United States, caciques in Latin America, the Mafia in Southern Italy, and today's gangster politicians in such countries

3. Examples of Bossism include Old Corruption in eighteenth-century England, urban political machines in the United States, caciques in Latin America, the Mafia in Southern Italy, and today's gangster politicians in such countries as India, Russia, and Thailand.

4. Conséquence de ces terribles combats, les Arawaks disparurent définitivement petit à petit.: As a result of bloody battles, the Arawaks disappeared definitively over time.: Les Arawaks avaient déjà une société très bien structuré répartis entre 5 caciques ou Royaumes.: The Arawaks already had a very well structured society divided among 5 Caciquats or Kingdoms.