postmaster general
noun
plural postmasters general
: an official in charge of a national post office department or agency
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Steiner, who began as postmaster general in July, was previously a board member of the FedEx delivery service.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
During the country’s first two centuries, courts touched on aspects of the theory in cases such as Kendall v. U.S. in 1838, which limited presidential control of the postmaster general, and Myers v. U.S. in 1926, which held that the president could remove a postmaster in Oregon.
—Graham G. Dodds, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025
And now the Postal Board of Governors has shamefully selected a new postmaster general—David Steiner—straight from competitor FedEx, an obvious and glaring conflict of interest.
—Mark Dimondstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Each postmaster general was designated as the local shelter manager and granted complete authority to operate the shelter, including determining who would be admitted or excluded.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
During the country’s first two centuries, courts touched on aspects of the theory in cases such as Kendall v. U.S. in 1838, which limited presidential control of the postmaster general, and Myers v. U.S. in 1926, which held that the president could remove a postmaster in Oregon.
—Graham G. Dodds, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025
And now the Postal Board of Governors has shamefully selected a new postmaster general—David Steiner—straight from competitor FedEx, an obvious and glaring conflict of interest.
—Mark Dimondstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Each postmaster general was designated as the local shelter manager and granted complete authority to operate the shelter, including determining who would be admitted or excluded.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
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