Meanings
plural jefe políticos · plural jefes políticos · alternative jefe politico
- police official (in Central America).
- obsoleteright-hand man of a state governor (in Mexico).
Origin
- Spanishjefe político
- Englishjefe político
From Spanish jefe político, from jefe (“chief, leader”) + político (“political”).
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