gauleiter
noun
the leader or chief official of a political district under Nazi control.
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
Example Sentences
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When it became clear that Weimar would fall, an alarmed Nazi Gauleiter ordered the poets' bodies taken to Jena.
From Time Magazine Archive
Arthur Seyss-Inquart, whom Hitler repaid for the betrayal of Austria with appointment as Gauleiter for The Netherlands, was seized by Canadian forces.
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
Adolf Wagner, 54, former Gauleiter of Bavaria, longtime crony and "other voice" of Adolf Hitler; in Munich.
From Time Magazine Archive
I am assisting a young recruit on a very important mission for Gauleiter Koch.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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