noun
1. Mexican composer of nationalistic works using themes from Indian folk music (1899-1978)
• Syn: ↑Carlos Chavez
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑composer
2. United States labor leader who organized farm workers (born 1927)
• Syn: ↑Cesar Chavez, ↑Cesar Estrada Chavez
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑labor leader
Useful english dictionary. 2012.