caciquejar
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caciquejar (first-person singular present caciquejo, first-person singular preterite caciquegí, past participle caciquejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (intransitive) to behave like a petty tyrant, to throw one's weight around, to abuse one's authority
- 1925, Josep Carner, Les bonhomies:
- Caciqueja en un poble i parla en un cafè habitual contra la decadència del parlamentarisme.
- He throws his weight around in the village and speaks against the decadence of parliamentarianism in his usual café.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of caciquejar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)
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Further reading[edit]
- “caciquejar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.