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postmaster general
noun
plural postmasters general
: an official in charge of a national post office department or agency
Examples of postmaster general in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The deputy postmaster general of North America and, eventually, postmaster general of the United States.
—Adam Smyth, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
Then, in May 2020, Louis DeJoy was appointed postmaster general by Donald Trump in an attempt to slow down mail-in ballots.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
DeJoy was a major Republican Party donor and Trump fundraiser—and was also the first postmaster general in two decades without prior USPS experience.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
But the names were rejected by the postmaster general for being too long.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2024
What’s so special about a Z-grill To the untrained eye, the blue one-cent Z-grill, which depicts the nation’s first postmaster general Benjamin Franklin, looks like any old stamp.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
When the Civil War split America, Montgomery Blair, President Lincoln’s postmaster general, used the savings from suspending service in the Confederacy to upgrade the Union’s mail system.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2023
Following a report from the postmaster general, postal tube transport resumed on July 1, 1902.
—Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Dec. 2023
The committee’s stamp recommendations are sent to the postmaster general for final approval.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1626, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of postmaster general was
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“Postmaster general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postmaster%20general. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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postmaster general
noun
plural postmasters general
: an official in charge of a national post office department or postal service
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