caciquismo
Portuguese, noun/ka.siˈkiz.mu/
caciquismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “the power or influence of a chieftain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “influência dos caciques, sistema de governo baseado nas relações de dependência que se criam ao redor do…”.
What does caciquismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe power or influence of a chieftain
- 2
masculineinterference by a person in a position of authority in something already determined
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. influência dos caciques, sistema de governo baseado nas relações de dependência que se criam ao redor do poder dos caciques
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of caciquismo
- caciquismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caciquismo?
- Brazil /ka.siˈkiz.mu/
- /ka.siˈkiʒ.mu/
- Portugal /kɐ.siˈkiʒ.mu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is caciquismo in Portuguese?
caciquismo appears about once in every 25 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).