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Jefe

An officer with political influence; a head or chief in government, such as a sheriff, particularly where that person is Hispanic or of Mexican descent.

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noun

1
An officer with political influence; a head or chief in government, such as a sheriff, particularly where that person is Hispanic or of Mexican descent.
2
A boss in a business, company or other organization.

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chairmannoun	The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity.
chiefnoun	The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.
bossnoun	A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
managernoun	(management) A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.
politiconoun	(colloquial, often derogatory) A politician.
leadernoun	Any person who leads or directs.
headnoun	(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
chefnoun	The head cook of a restaurant or other establishment.
jefe políticonoun	governor of a province.
head honchonoun	(informal) The person in charge; the highest-ranking person in an organization.
majordomonoun	(chiefly US) Any overseer, organizer, person in command.
governornoun	(politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.
chiefenoun	Obsolete form of chief. [The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.]
honchonoun	(informal) Boss, leader.
police chiefnoun	The head or leader of a police department or constabulary of a local government.
overchiefnoun	A higher-ranking chief; a leader of several chiefs.
executivenoun	A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on their own authority.
crew chiefnoun	The leader or the head of a crew.
caciquenoun	A local political leader in Latin America, Spain, or the Philippines.
sheriffnoun	(US) A government official, usually responsible for law enforcement in their county and for administration of the county jail, sometimes an officer of the court, usually elected.