Chavez

[chah-vez or, for 2, shah-, shuh-vez; Sp. chah-ves]

Cha·vez

[chah-vez or, for 2, shah-, shuh-vez; Sp. chah-ves]
noun
1.
Car·los [kahr-lohs; Sp. kahr-laws] , 1899–1978, Mexican composer and conductor.
2.
Ce·sar (Es·tra·da) [see-zer e-strah-duh; Sp. se-sahr es-trah-thah] , 1927–93, U.S. labor leader: organizer of migrant farmworkers.
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chavez

noun
1. Mexican composer of nationalistic works using themes from Indian folk music (1899-1978) 
2. United States labor leader who organized farm workers (born 1927) 
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