caudillismo
Americannoun
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caudillismos
plural
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a system of government by a caudillo.
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a state or government in which a caudillo exercises absolute power.
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Etymology
Origin of caudillismo
First recorded in 1955–60; from Spanish; caudillo ( def. ) + suffix -ismo -ism ( def. )
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But in the Latin American tradition of caudillismo, institutions are useful only if they serve the leader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
Two interconnected problems have confronted Latin American writers since the end of European colonialism — the often malign influence of the United States and the system of rule by authoritarian strongmen known as caudillismo.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
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