cacique

/kəˈsiːk/

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A tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies.

Mexico has loved a strong leader since before Moctezuma. Indigenous tribes were ruled by caciques, or chieftans^([sic]), and in some rural communities caciques are still unchallenged.

A local political leader in Latin America, Spain, or the Philippines.

Any of a number of tropical birds from Central America and South America in the genera Cacicus, Cassiculus, and Amblycercus.

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noun — black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tr

cazique

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Mexico has loved a strong leader since before Moctezuma. Indigenous tribes were ruled by caciques, or chieftans^([sic]), and in some rural communities caciques are still unchallenged.

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