gauleiters

/ˈɡaʊlaɪtərz/
noun
  1. Plural of gauleiter; people who exercise autocratic or overbearing authority, especially in local or regional contexts.
    • The company was run by a group of gauleiters who tolerated no dissent.
    • The town's gauleiters controlled every community event with an iron fist.
    • Local gauleiters in the organization made all the decisions without consulting anyone.
  2. Plural of gauleiter; Nazi party officials who headed regional districts during the Third Reich.
    • The gauleiters reported directly to Hitler and carried out his orders.
    • Many gauleiters were tried for war crimes after the war.
    • The conference was attended by all the gauleiters from across Germany.
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