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English

Etymology
From German Gauleiter, from Gau ‘administrative division’ + Leiter ‘leader’.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈgaʊlaɪtə/

Noun
en-noun

1. historical An official in charge of a district of Nazi Germany.
2. Any overbearing or unpleasant official, especially a local official.

#*1973: Five minutes later, Martland and his gauleiters canter in and whisk poor Hockbottle off to the Cottage Hospital of evil fame. — Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me (Penguin 2001, p. 30)

Category:Nazism

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• 2007-12-30 17:29 - Keene - [[Category:Nazism]] as opposed to [[Category:de:Nazism]], as the page deals with an English word, not a German word

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