caudillismo

[ kaw-dil-yiz-moh, ‐dee-yiz-; Spanish kou-thee-lyeez-maw, ‐thee-yeez-maw ]

noun,plural cau·dil·lis·mos [kaw-dil-yiz-mohz, ‐dee-yiz-; Spanish kou-thee-lyeez-maws]. /ˌkɔ dɪlˈyɪz moʊz, ‐diˈyɪz-; Spanish ˌkaʊ ðiˈlyiz mɔs/.
  1. a system of government by a caudillo.

  2. a state or government in which a caudillo exercises absolute power.

Origin of caudillismo

1
First recorded in 1955–60; from Spanish; caudillo + suffix -ismo -ism

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