cacicada

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Spanish

Etymology

From cacique +‎ -ada.

Noun

cacicada f (plural cacicadas)

  1. abuse of authority
    • 2015 July 22, “Las reformas de Rajoy son un desastre”, in El País:
      Y porque nació con la cacicada de purgar al presidente y consejeros de uno de los organismos antecesores, antes de acabar el mandato de seis años para el que fueron nombrados: períodos en que todo regulador basa su autonomía frente al poder político, como ilustró en su día el debate de los Estatutos del BCE.
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