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caudillismo

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cau⋅dil⋅lis⋅mo

  [kaw-dil-yiz-moh, ‑dee-yiz-; Sp. kou-thee-lyeez-maw, ‑thee-yeez-maw]
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–noun, plural -mos [‑mohz; Sp. ‑maws] .
1. a system of government by a caudillo.
2. a state or government in which a caudillo exercises absolute power.
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cau·dil·lis·mo   (kô'dēl-yēz'mō, -dē-yēz'-, kou'-)   
n.  The practice or system of rule by a caudillo.

[Spanish, from caudillo, leader; see caudillo.]
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