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  • noun Plural form of coronel.

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Examples

  • Critics would say he is the epitome of the old style "coronels" or regional political chiefs who used to rule Brazil through patronage and favours, and after 50 years in public life he certainly could be regarded as a tenacious politician.

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2009

  • Still, I find it just incredulous that Jean's death weighs so much more than the tens of thousands who are killed each and every year in Brazil by police, or ordered dead by politicians and powerful coronels.

    Home 2009

  • Still, I find it just incredulous that Jean's death weighs so much more than the tens of thousands who are killed each and every year in Brazil by police, or ordered dead by politicians and powerful coronels.

    Home 2009

  • Still, I find it just incredulous that Jean's death weighs so much more than the tens of thousands who are killed each and every year in Brazil by police, or ordered dead by politicians and powerful coronels.

    Home 2009

  • Still, I find it just incredulous that Jean's death weighs so much more than the tens of thousands who are killed each and every year in Brazil by police, or ordered dead by politicians and powerful coronels.

    Home 2009

  • Still, I find it just incredulous that Jean's death weighs so much more than the tens of thousands who are killed each and every year in Brazil by police, or ordered dead by politicians and powerful coronels.

    Home 2009

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