Definition of postmaster general in English:
postmaster general
noun ˌpəʊs(t)mɑːstə ˈdʒɛn(ə)r(ə)lˌpoʊstˌmæstə ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl
The head of a country's postal service (abolished in the UK as an office in 1969).
Example sentencesExamples
- I mean, the postmaster general is committed that the well-being of our employees is top priority right now.
- Would someone please publish the address of the postmaster general so I can personally put it back in the post with his address on.
- Meanwhile, Roosevelt's postmaster general, James Farley, announced that a letter sent to EPIC headquarters announcing support for Sinclair was not authorized.
- It's the office that succeeds the old postmaster general, which was a patronage operation.
- Legend has it that Benjamin Franklin added the mile markers during his tenure as postmaster general, using a mechanical odometer attached to his wagon.
Definition of postmaster general in US English:
postmaster general
nounˌpoʊstˌmæstə ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəlˌpōstˌmastə ˈjen(ə)rəl
The head of a country's postal service.
Example sentencesExamples
- Legend has it that Benjamin Franklin added the mile markers during his tenure as postmaster general, using a mechanical odometer attached to his wagon.
- I mean, the postmaster general is committed that the well-being of our employees is top priority right now.
- Meanwhile, Roosevelt's postmaster general, James Farley, announced that a letter sent to EPIC headquarters announcing support for Sinclair was not authorized.
- It's the office that succeeds the old postmaster general, which was a patronage operation.
- Would someone please publish the address of the postmaster general so I can personally put it back in the post with his address on.