jefes

Noun

jefe (plural jefes)

1. (US, informal) 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.
   • Antonio Rivera Cabezas was chosen vice-jefe in March 1830.1887, Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of Central America, History Company, page 153
2. (US) A boss in a business, company, or other organization.
   • “They ain’t going to deliver the cattle across.... They’ve taken too much of a beating as it is. They’ve lost their big jefe and lots of men.”1982 January, George Durham, Taming the Nueces Strip: The Story of McNelly's Rangers, University of Texas Press, page 120