[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. |
| Chá·vez (chä'věz', shä'-) American labor organizer who founded the National Farm Workers Association (1962). |
Cesar Estrada Chavez
organizer of migrant American farmworkers and founder of the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) in 1962.
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