postmaster general
noun
plural postmasters general
: an official in charge of a national post office department or agency
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And now the Postal Board of Governors has shamefully selected a new postmaster general—David Steiner—straight from competitor FedEx, an obvious and glaring conflict of interest.
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Mark Dimondstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Each postmaster general was designated as the local shelter manager and granted complete authority to operate the shelter, including determining who would be admitted or excluded.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
The story went that Jackson's postmaster general, Amos Kendall, was accused of mishandling accounts.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 23 July 2025
DeJoy was appointed as the U.S. postmaster general in June 2020 and served in the position for almost five years.
—Mackenzie Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2025
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Mark Dimondstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Each postmaster general was designated as the local shelter manager and granted complete authority to operate the shelter, including determining who would be admitted or excluded.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
The story went that Jackson's postmaster general, Amos Kendall, was accused of mishandling accounts.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 23 July 2025
DeJoy was appointed as the U.S. postmaster general in June 2020 and served in the position for almost five years.
—Mackenzie Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2025
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“Postmaster general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postmaster%20general. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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