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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Still, Lee, the CCP’s local gauleiter, was not satisfied.
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Doug Bandow, National Review, 10 Feb. 2024
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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 22 Dec. 2024.
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