gauleiter

American  

[gou-lahy-ter] / ˈgaʊˌlaɪ tər /

noun

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

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Gauleiter British  

/ ˈɡaʊˌlaɪtə /

noun

1. a provincial governor in Germany under Hitler

2. 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

Example Sentences

“I will be happy to tell Gauleiter Koch that you unnecessarily held his injured courier in the freezing cold, delaying his mission and wasting the services of a nurse he himself arranged. Koch’s mood of late hasn’t been very forgiving.”

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“I’m still looking for your patient, Florian Beck. The office received a return wire from Gauleiter Koch.”

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I am assisting a young recruit on a very important mission for Gauleiter Koch.

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That wasn’t Gauleiter Koch, was it?

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“Yes, he’s a courier for Gauleiter Koch. He was wounded and says Koch appointed you as his personal nurse.”

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