| 单词 | postmaster general |
| 释义 | postmaster generalnoun, plural postmasters general.the executive head of the postal system of a country. Origin of postmaster generalFirst recorded in 1620–30 Words nearby postmaster generalpostlude, postman, postman's knock, postmark, postmaster, postmaster general, postmature, postmenopausal, postmenstrual, postmeridian, post meridiem Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for postmaster generalBritish Dictionary definitions for postmaster generalpostmaster general noun plural postmasters generalthe executive head of the postal service in certain countries Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for postmaster generalpostmaster 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. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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