German

Noun

Gauleiter m ‎(genitive Gauleiters, plural Gauleiter)

1. (historical) A leader of a local branch of the NSDAP (more commonly known as the Nazi Party) or the head of a Reichsgau (an administrative division of the German state until 1945).

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Descendants

• English: gauleiter
• Portuguese: gauleiter

Portuguese

Noun

Gauleiter m (plural Gauleiters or Gauleiter)

1. Alternative letter-case form of gauleiter

English

Noun

gauleiter ‎(plural gauleiters)

1. (historical) An official in charge of a district of Nazi Germany.
2. Any overbearing or unpleasant official, especially a local official.
   • 1973, Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me (Penguin 2001), page 30:

     Five minutes later, Martland and his gauleiters canter in and whisk poor Hockbottle off to the Cottage Hospital of evil fame.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Gauleiter

Noun

gauleiter m (plural gauleiters or gauleiter)

1. (historical) gauleiter (official in charge of a district of Nazi Germany)