postmaster general
noun
plural postmasters general
: an official in charge of a national post office department or agency
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Similarly, Amos Kendall, the nation’s postmaster general, adopted an extreme states’ rights position and suppressed the periodicals in the interest of buttressing local mores.
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Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg via Getty Images David Steiner will lead the U.S. Postal Service as the next postmaster general, as the federal mail agency faces an uncertain future under the Trump administration.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 9 May 2025
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.
—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
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Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg via Getty Images David Steiner will lead the U.S. Postal Service as the next postmaster general, as the federal mail agency faces an uncertain future under the Trump administration.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 9 May 2025
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.
—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
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“Postmaster general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postmaster%20general. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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