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Gauleiter

German official
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A Gauleiter was a high-ranking official in Nazi Germany, serving as the provincial governor of a Gau, which was a party district. These officials held significant power within their territories. The term can also refer to any subordinate political official who acts in an autocratic manner, or more broadly, to someone with an arrogant and overbearing demeanor. The etymology of the word comes from the German Gau (party district) and Leiter (leader). The title Führer (Leader) was used by Adolf Hitler to define his absolute authority in Germany's Third Reich.12

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