(1927–93), US labor leader; full name Cesar Estrada Chavez. In 1962, he founded the organization that became the United Farm Workers, and he used nonviolent tactics to gain union contracts with California vineyard owners.
Definition of Chavez, Cesar in US English:
Chavez, Cesar
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(1927–93), US labor leader; full name Cesar Estrada Chavez. In 1962, he founded the organization that became the United Farm Workers, and he used nonviolent tactics to gain union contracts with California vineyard owners.