postmaster general
noun
plural postmasters general
: an official in charge of a national post office department or agency
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On Friday, the Postal Service’s Board of Governors announced its selection of David Steiner, a board member for FedEx, a direct USPS competitor, to be the next postmaster general.
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
David Steiner, the former CEO of Waste Management, was selected to become the postmaster general for the United States Postal Service.
—Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2025
David Steiner, a former CEO of the nation's largest waste management company who currently serves on the FedEx board of directors, is poised to take over control of the U.S. Postal Service, becoming the nation's 76th postmaster general.
—CBS News, 9 May 2025
But change comes hard to an institution that counted Benjamin Franklin as the first postmaster general and uses an army of 635,000 union workers and contractors, a fleet of specialized trucks, boats, float planes and even mules to help deliver about 300 pieces of mail daily.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
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Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
David Steiner, the former CEO of Waste Management, was selected to become the postmaster general for the United States Postal Service.
—Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2025
David Steiner, a former CEO of the nation's largest waste management company who currently serves on the FedEx board of directors, is poised to take over control of the U.S. Postal Service, becoming the nation's 76th postmaster general.
—CBS News, 9 May 2025
But change comes hard to an institution that counted Benjamin Franklin as the first postmaster general and uses an army of 635,000 union workers and contractors, a fleet of specialized trucks, boats, float planes and even mules to help deliver about 300 pieces of mail daily.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Postmaster general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postmaster%20general. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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