gauleiter /ˈɡaʊ(ˌ)laɪtəɹ/ noun2 •(historical) An official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party (after 1933 increasingly adopting state functions). •Any overbearing or unpleasant official, especially a local official.Five minutes later, Martland and his gauleiters canter in and whisk poor Hockbottle off to the Cottage Hospital of evil fame. — 1973 formsgauleiters