caudillos
- plural of caudillo.
Example Sentences
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He’s living up to a realpolitik maxim attributed to various Latin American caudillos: For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026
Many countries fell under the domination of caudillos, or strongmen whose power stemmed from financial control of the land’s resources.
From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026
On the campaign trail in 2018, I heard stories about caudillos from recent immigrants who fled these regimes.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2019
Their popularity in Europe and the United States gave millions of Latin Americans the sense that they were part of a borderless, highly original culture that produced more than just caudillos, guerrilleros and boleros.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2018
Urquiza, greatest of the caudillos, saw that without peace and union Entre Rios could not be insured prosperity.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.
