caciquismo

English

Noun

caciquismo (uncountable)

1. Synonym of caciquism

Portuguese

Etymology

From cacique (“chieftain”) +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.siˈkiz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.siˈkiz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ka.siˈkiʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.siˈkiz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.siˈkiʒ.mu/

• Hyphenation: ca‧ci‧quis‧mo

Noun

caciquismo m (plural caciquismos)

1. the power or influence of a chieftain
2. (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.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Spanish

Etymology

From cacique (“chieftain”) +‎ -ismo.

Noun

caciquismo m (plural caciquismos)

1. the power or influence of a chieftain
2. interference by a person in a position of authority in something already determined

Related terms

• cacicada
• caciquil

 

Further reading

• “caciquismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014