postmaster
noun
post·mas·ter
ˈpōs(t)-ˌma-stər 
1
: one who has charge of a post office
2
: one who has charge of a station for the accommodation of travelers or who supplies post-horses
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Then there would be a vote to name the post office in Lakeland, Georgia, after Nell Patten Roquemore, a former postmaster and longtime community leader.
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Ben Jacobs, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 June 2024
Listen to this article A Connecticut man who was operating an embezzlement scheme involving bribes and kickbacks while serving as the postmaster of the Danbury Post Office was sentenced to four years in federal prison.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2024
Listen to this article A Connecticut vendor pleaded guilty Wednesday in a bribery and kickback scheme involving the Danbury postmaster that cost the U.S. Postal Service over $800,000, federal officials said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2024
Gary told her that, unfortunately, only the postmaster was authorized to select the music.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
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Ben Jacobs, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 June 2024
Listen to this article A Connecticut man who was operating an embezzlement scheme involving bribes and kickbacks while serving as the postmaster of the Danbury Post Office was sentenced to four years in federal prison.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2024
Listen to this article A Connecticut vendor pleaded guilty Wednesday in a bribery and kickback scheme involving the Danbury postmaster that cost the U.S. Postal Service over $800,000, federal officials said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2024
Gary told her that, unfortunately, only the postmaster was authorized to select the music.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
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postmaster
noun
post·mas·ter
-ˌmas-tər
: a person in charge of a post office
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