postmaster general
noun
plural postmasters general
: an official in charge of a national post office department or agency
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While subsequent postmasters general have pledged not to repeat these costly raids, private companies delivering time-sensitive correspondence must now constantly watch their backs against an aggressive agency.
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Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
National Association of Letter Carriers President Brian Renfroe, speaking at a rally in Los Angeles, angrily rejected plans to privatize or slash jobs at the agency that dates back 250 years to when Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first postmaster general.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
National Association of Letter Carriers President Brian Renfroe, speaking at a rally in Los Angeles, angrily rejected plans to privatize or slash jobs at the agency that dates back 250 years to when Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first postmaster general.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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“Postmaster general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postmaster%20general. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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