Definition of "jefe"
jefe
noun
plural jefes
(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.
Quotations
before he stepped forward uttering the stereotyped greeting, the Texan had put him down as the jefe or head man.... / Snatching up the rifle he lit out after the jefe, who had left two jumps ahead of the smoke.
1898, Southern Pacific Company Passenger Department, Sunset, Sunset Magazines Inc. (1912), pages 313-314
A boss in a business, company, or other organization.
Quotations
When they were slacking off in the mine, for example, and a jefe arrived unexpectedly, they shouted loro (parrot) or fuego (fire) as warning signals.
1998 June, Thomas Miller Klubock, Contested communities: Class, Gender, and Politics in Chile's El Teniente Copper Mine, 1904-1948, Duke University Press, page 147