Meaning caudillo
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caudillo


dictator in Spain or Latin America, 1852, from Spanish caudillo, cabdillo "leader, chief," from Late Latin capitellum, diminutive of caput (genitive capitis) "head" (see capitulum) [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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caudillo


In 19th- and 20th-century Latin America, a political leader with his own military following and typically authoritarian in his style of rule.
Source: academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu

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caudillo


leader A military dictator, especially one ruling in Latin America. *es|caudillo; see there for more.
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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