gauleiter
[ gou-lahy-ter ]
noun
the leader or chief official of a political district under Nazi control.
Origin of gauleiter
11935–40; <German, equivalent to Gau region + Leiter director
Words Nearby gauleiter
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British Dictionary definitions for Gauleiter
Gauleiter
/ (ˈɡaʊˌlaɪtə) /
noun
a provincial governor in Germany under Hitler
(sometimes not capital) informal a person in a position of petty or local authority who behaves in an overbearing authoritarian manner
Origin of Gauleiter
1from German, from Gau district + Leiter leader
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