postmaster general
noun
plural postmasters general
: an official in charge of a national post office department or agency
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Founding Father Benjamin Franklin served as its champion and the first postmaster general.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
The president does not directly appoint the postmaster general; the service's Board of Governors chooses the next mail chief.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
As an independent agency, the Postal Service is run by the USPS Board of Governors, which includes the postmaster general and a deputy postmaster general.
—Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
The Postal Service is the nation’s oldest federal function, predating the Declaration of Independence by nearly a year with the appointment by the Continental Congress of Benjamin Franklin as the first postmaster general on July 26, 1775.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
The president does not directly appoint the postmaster general; the service's Board of Governors chooses the next mail chief.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
As an independent agency, the Postal Service is run by the USPS Board of Governors, which includes the postmaster general and a deputy postmaster general.
—Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
The Postal Service is the nation’s oldest federal function, predating the Declaration of Independence by nearly a year with the appointment by the Continental Congress of Benjamin Franklin as the first postmaster general on July 26, 1775.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Postmaster general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postmaster%20general. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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