postmaster general
noun
plural postmasters general
: an official in charge of a national post office department or agency
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Multiple postmaster generals over the past two decades have repeatedly asked Congress or regulators to change the various rules governing the Postal Service.
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Susan Haigh, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Multiple postmaster generals over the past two decades have repeatedly asked Congress or regulators to change the various rules governing the Postal Service.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Members of the Citizen Stamps Advisory Committee, appointed by the postmaster general, are responsible for selecting who and what appears on stamps.
—Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
The two-story Federal Italianate home at 428 Jefferson St. in Madison, Indiana was built in 1860 by Rolla Doolittle, who was the town’s postmaster general.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Nov. 2025
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Susan Haigh, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Multiple postmaster generals over the past two decades have repeatedly asked Congress or regulators to change the various rules governing the Postal Service.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Members of the Citizen Stamps Advisory Committee, appointed by the postmaster general, are responsible for selecting who and what appears on stamps.
—Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
The two-story Federal Italianate home at 428 Jefferson St. in Madison, Indiana was built in 1860 by Rolla Doolittle, who was the town’s postmaster general.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Postmaster general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postmaster%20general. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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