gauleiter
noun
gau·lei·ter
ˈgau̇-ˌlī-tər 
1
a
: a district leader in Nazi Germany who served as a provincial governor
b
: a subordinate political official resembling a Nazi gauleiter in function or in autocratic manner
2
: a person with an arrogant overbearing outlook or manner
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The Nazi Party, led by Goebbels as the gauleiter of the German capital, railed against the film, which premiered in Berlin in December 1930, and on December 11, the Supreme Film Board gave in to SA intimidation and banned it.
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Still, Lee, the CCP’s local gauleiter, was not satisfied.
—Doug Bandow, National Review, 10 Feb. 2024
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Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
Still, Lee, the CCP’s local gauleiter, was not satisfied.
—Doug Bandow, National Review, 10 Feb. 2024
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“Gauleiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gauleiter. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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