gauleiter
noun
the leader or chief official of a political district under Nazi control.
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gauleiter
American
[gau-lahy-ter]
/ ˈgaʊˌlaɪ tər /
noun
Gauleiter
British
/ ˈɡaʊˌlaɪtə /
noun
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a provincial governor in Germany under Hitler
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informal (sometimes not capital) a person in a position of petty or local authority who behaves in an overbearing authoritarian manner
Etymology
Origin of gauleiter
1935–40; < German, equivalent to Gau region + Leiter director
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Herod was Gauleiter of Egypt, and the Romans his masters.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gauleiter Franz Hofer of Tirol was brushed by the wings of victory.
From Time Magazine Archive
When it became clear that Weimar would fall, an alarmed Nazi Gauleiter ordered the poets' bodies taken to Jena.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gauleiter Hoffman of hard-hit Westphalia took the stand last week to counteract rumors of destruction and death circulating in the Ruhr.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Yes, he’s a courier for Gauleiter Koch. He was wounded and says Koch appointed you as his personal nurse.”
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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