gauleiter

American

[gou-lahy-ter] / ˈgaʊˌlaɪ tər /

noun

the leader or chief official of a political district under Nazi control.

Gauleiter British

/ ˈɡaʊˌlaɪtə /

noun

a provincial governor in Germany under Hitler
informal (sometimes not capital) a person in a position of petty or local authority who behaves in an overbearing authoritarian manner

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Etymology

Origin of gauleiter

1935–40; < German, equivalent to Gau region + Leiter director

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