gau|lei|ter

gau|lei|ter
gau|lei|ter «GOW LY tuhr», noun.
1. a high official of the Nazi Party who served as governor of a district in Germany or other parts of Europe under German control. The gauleiter was Hitler's chief deputy in a district.
2. Figurative. a subordinate who carries out unscrupulous or criminal orders; henchman: »

In the murky world of politics and crime, he was…overlord of the rackets and American gauleiter (Newsweek).

[< German Gauleiter < Gau gau + Leiter Leader]

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