postmaster general
the executive head of the postal system of a country.
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How to use postmaster general in a sentence
The president is not authorized to fire or appoint the postmaster general, who serves at the pleasure of the governors.
House passes bills to open path to citizenship for young undocumented immigrants, legal status for farmworkers | John Wagner, Colby Itkowitz, Amy B Wang | March 19, 2021 | Washington PostOn Thursday, the postmaster general struck a more conciliatory tone and repeatedly asked members for more resources, couched in what he described as a shared goal to improve mail delivery.
DeJoy asks House panel for more USPS money to support plan that includes slower mail delivery | Jacob Bogage | March 11, 2021 | Washington PostMore than a decade of financial losses and a shifting marketplace provided the perfect setting for a new postmaster general with a successful career in the private sector to start overhauling the system in the name of efficiency and innovation.
How The Post Office Became A Political Football | Kaleigh Rogers (kaleigh.rogers@fivethirtyeight.com) | September 21, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightThe committee chairman, postmaster general Henry C. Payne, was a Wisconsin Stalwart, and the other members were on his side.
The GOP’s Last Identity Crisis Remade U.S. Politics | Michael Wolraich | July 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFormer postmaster general and Democratic National Committee Chairman James Farley was the first guest.
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postmaster general Patrick Donahoe has repeatedly called for Congress to enact legislation that would change this.
U.S. Postal Services Loses $740 Million Amid Declining Volume | Edward Ferguson | August 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTDr. Franklin was then unanimously chosen Postmaster-General.
The contractors agree to discharge any driver or carrier of said mail whenever required to do so by the postmaster general.
The Old Pike | Thomas B. SearightThe act of 1836 had authorized the postmaster general to establish a carrier system in such cities as he might think advisable.
History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America | John Kerr TiffanyWhen he was here he laid the subject before the postmaster general, who has to-day decided that he may do this.
History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America | John Kerr TiffanyThe plan has also been adopted by the postmaster at Washington and has met the approval of the postmaster general.
History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America | John Kerr Tiffany
British Dictionary definitions for postmaster general
the executive head of the postal service in certain countries
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Cultural definitions for postmaster general
The head of the United States Postal Service. Until 1970, the postmaster general was head of the federal Post Office Department and a member of the president's cabinet. In 1970, the Postal Service was set up as an independent agency in place of the Post Office Department. The Postal Service is operated like a private corporation, although postal workers receive the benefits of federal employees.
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