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gauleiter
[ gou-lahy-ter ]
noun
- the leader or chief official of a political district under Nazi control.
Gauleiter
/ 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of gauleiter1
1935–40; < German, equivalent to Gau region + Leiter director
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gauleiter1
from German, from Gau district + Leiter leader
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