English Explanatory Dictionary

gauleiter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party (after 1933 increasingly adopting state functions).
  2. Any overbearing or unpleasant official, especially a local official.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡaʊ(ˌ)laɪtəɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gauleiter.wav

Word forms

gauleiter gauleiters

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gauleiter, from Gau (“administrative division”) + Leiter (“leader”).

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