noun, masculine/kaθiˈkismo/plural: caciquismos
the power or influence of a chieftain; interference by a person in a position of authority in something already determined
Etymology tree Spanish cacique Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. Spanish -ismo Spanish caciquismo From cacique (“chieftain”) + -ismo.