Lin himself was better educated than his friends, very much the local boss.

In practice, however, most were ranch hands with limited political rights under the control of local bosses.

A cabinet could gain the backing of local bosses for its national candidates using patronage alone.

"The local boss thinks the law means what he wants it to mean."

His father was a well known guappo or local boss in the 1950s.

Of those who do, many allow local bosses to tell them how to vote, and this results in huge pluralities for the governing party.

"And we need the local boss backing us," Kosutic said, without meeting the prince's eye.

Smith isn't the only local boss with a full summer agenda.

Her father was a well known guappo or local boss.

"Putting local human bosses into all the second-string administrative jobs will at least give us an illusion that we're running our own business."