Coronelismo (kɔɾonɛˈliʒmu) was the system of machine politics in Brazil under the Old Republic (1889-1930). Known also as the `rule of the coronels`, the term referred to the classic boss system under which the control of patronage was centralized in the hands of a locally dominant oligarch known as a coronel, particularly under Brazil`s O......
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Derives from the honorary title of colonel ( coronel ; pl., coroneis ) in the National Guard that was customarily conferred on a locally dominant political boss, usually a substantial landowner or local justice of the peace. The term eventually became applied to local strongmen or political bosses, especially in rural areas and particularly in poor...
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