gauleiter
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- noun
- /ˈɡaʊˌlaɪtər/
- Offensive
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gauleiter (ofensivo)
- One well-known example at the time when he was Gauleiter of Berlin was his mocking of Izzy or Izzador, the Berlin Chief of Police.
Examples
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Gauleiter Fritz Bracht.
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"While you and your party accompany the Gauleiter, I'll see if I can find Professor Dyer for you and take him to the Fulmar plant."
Fiction book (2000) -
Tomorrow the Gauleiter will be passing through.
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"Very good of you to say so, Herr Gauleiter," Speer said, and then went quickly on.
Fiction book (2000) -
And after the Germans win... you're gonna make me the gauleiter of Zinzinnati!
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The newly appointed gauleiter enforced strict regulations in the town without considering the citizens' needs.
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Many people feared the gauleiter because of his dictatorial leadership style.
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Under the influence of the gauleiter, the local administration adopted oppressive policies that stifled dissent.
Synonyms
A name people use to compare a political leader to Mussolini as a dictator
A person in Germany who supports Hitler's racist, violent ideas
How Authoritarian
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word gauleiter comes from the German parts Gau meaning 'district' and Leiter meaning 'leader', so it literally means 'district leader'. Today it usually refers to a local Nazi leader or, by extension, someone who acts like a very strict, dictator-like local boss, so think 'the leader of a district' to remember it.