postmaster general
noun
plural postmasters general
: an official in charge of a national post office department or agency
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But change comes hard to an institution that counted Benjamin Franklin as the first postmaster general and uses an army of 635,000 union workers and contractors, a fleet of specialized trucks, boats, float planes and even mules to help deliver about 300 pieces of mail daily.
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
DeJoy is the first postmaster general since 1992 without any previous experience in the USPS.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
The Post Office was created during the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia in 1775, when Benjamin Franklin became the first postmaster general.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Those include, the postmaster general noted, a voluntary early retirement program that was first announced in mid-January to Postal Service employees.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
DeJoy is the first postmaster general since 1992 without any previous experience in the USPS.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
The Post Office was created during the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia in 1775, when Benjamin Franklin became the first postmaster general.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Those include, the postmaster general noted, a voluntary early retirement program that was first announced in mid-January to Postal Service employees.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for postmaster general
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“Postmaster general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postmaster%20general. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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