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- noun Plural form of
jefe .
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Examples
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Notable among them were the local officials, called jefes politicos, whose control of the police force enabled them to indulge in practices of intimidation and extortion which ultimately became unendurable.
Hispanic Nations of the New World; a chronicle of our southern neighbors 1902
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When I had put him in his place again, he said he was glad I spoke Spanish, for so many "jefes" had pulled his hair and ears and slapped him in the face because he did not understand their "strange talk."
Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond Harry Alverson Franck 1921
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'jefes' para intentar el asalto definitivo al campeonato inglés la próxima campaña.
WN.com - Articles related to Mercado: El agente de Rafa Benítez asegura que seguirá en Liverpool 2010
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'jefes' para intentar el asalto definitivo al campeonato inglés la próxima campaña.
WN.com - Articles related to Mercado: El agente de Rafa Benítez asegura que seguirá en Liverpool 2010
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'jefes' para intentar el asalto definitivo al campeonato inglés la próxima campaña.
WN.com - Articles related to Mercado: El agente de Rafa Benítez asegura que seguirá en Liverpool 2010
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'jefes' para intentar el asalto definitivo al campeonato inglés la próxima campaña.
WN.com - Articles related to Mercado: El agente de Rafa Benítez asegura que seguirá en Liverpool 2010
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Indigenous military-political jefes commanded or cajoled subordinates who, like them, were drawn from the local elites and often tied by family or business connections.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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In any case his personal authority was confined to the Tagalog regions, and even there he governed by the sufferance of regional military-political jefes.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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Indigenous military-political jefes commanded or cajoled subordinates who, like them, were drawn from the local elites and often tied by family or business connections.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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In any case his personal authority was confined to the Tagalog regions, and even there he governed by the sufferance of regional military-political jefes.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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