gauleiter
noun
the leader or chief official of a political district under Nazi control.
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gauleiter
American
[gou-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
Example Sentences
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But the war had begun, and Niirnberg's Gauleiter, the notorious Julius Streicher, insisted that Erhard join a Nazi labor organization; Erhard refused, and was fired.
From Time Magazine Archive
This itself was a strange commentary on the Army's and the Navy's "Gauleiter" schools at the University of Virginia and Columbia, where the teaching has been directed at post-war occupation problems.
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
The wife of Gauleiter Erich Koch departed for the German interior with three truckloads of furniture.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Tall guy, long brown hair, civilian clothes. Bloodstained shirt. Name is Florian Beck. He’s probably trying to stay out of sight. Gauleiter Koch has a message for him.”
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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