ˈgau̇ˌlīd.ə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: German, from gau + leiter leader, from Old High German leitāri, from leiten to lead + -āri -er — more at lead
1.
a. : a district leader of the German National Socialist party formerly serving in his territory as provincial governor
b. : a political functionary occupying a similar subordinate but important position in a totalitarian regime or hierarchy
2. : a person that in outlook and social responses may be likened to a gauleiter ; often : an arrogant overbearing subordinate or henchman
how these conductors feel their oats. They are gauleiters of music in their respective cities — D.S.Moore
recognized gauleiters in penology — Prison World