[chah-vez or, for 2, shah-, shuh-vez; Sp. chah-ves] 
| 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-th ah] , 1927–93, U.S. labor leader: organizer of migrant farmworkers. |
| cesar chavez | |
noun | |
| United States labor leader who organized farm workers (born 1927) [syn: Chavez] |