How to Use postmaster general in a Sentence

postmaster general

noun
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  • The postmaster general serves at the pleasure of the board.
    — Thomas Gryta, WSJ, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The postmaster general is in charge of the Postal Service.
    — Jacob Bogage, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Bloom, the board’s chair, has publicly backed the postmaster general and his 10-year plan.
    — Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2021
  • The slowdown in the mail this year, and the moves by the new postmaster general to cut expenses, have made many people distrustful of the mail.
    — Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com, 26 Sep. 2020
  • The postmaster general issues the oath across the country to large groups when time and travel allow.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2022
  • The board has 11 members, nine of whom are appointed by the president, as well as the postmaster general and her deputy.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Only the board has the power to fire DeJoy, rather than the president, and so Democrats see remaking the board as key to the postmaster general’s ouster.
    — Alison Durkee, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The Board of Governors has 11 members, and elects the postmaster general.
    — Author: Philip Rucker, Josh Dawsey, Ashley Parker, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Aug. 2020
  • The postmaster general serves at the pleasure of the Postal Service’s governing board.
    — Sadie Gurman, WSJ, 3 June 2021
  • The new postmaster general, a Trump donor and ally who took the job in June, has faced a public outcry over changes and delivery delays.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2020
  • In his efforts to slow down mail delivery (read: stop), the postmaster general will hire Newman as his top aide.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2021
  • The postmaster general and board are working on a 10-year plan that will include improvements.
    — David Sharp, Star Tribune, 7 Feb. 2021
  • Louis DeJoy, the new postmaster general, said Friday in his first public remarks since taking the job in June.
    — Matthew Daly, chicagotribune.com, 7 Aug. 2020
  • DeJoy, the new postmaster general, said Friday in his first public remarks since taking the job in June.
    — CBS News, 7 Aug. 2020
  • The former postmaster general never did come up with a reform plan.
    — Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2022
  • The board of governors, in turn, selects the postmaster general, who is not subject to Senate approval.
    — Alex Pareene, The New Republic, 12 Feb. 2021
  • Those serving on the board are permitted to select a new postmaster general.
    — Nicole Goodkind, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2020
  • A year later, Johnson picked him to be postmaster general.
    — Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, 19 Aug. 2020
  • DeJoy, 63, is the first postmaster general in nearly two decades who is not a career postal employee.
    — Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2020
  • Many Democrats have accused the president and postmaster general of working to prevent mail-in votes from getting counted in the election.
    — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2020
  • The area’s congressional delegation wrote to the postmaster general asking about the long-term plan for Fort Howard.
    — Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2023
  • A week later, the board announced its selection of a new postmaster general, Louis DeJoy.
    — Jim Rutenberg, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2020
  • The Board of Governors, which selects the postmaster general, is currently made up of Trump appointees.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Feb. 2021
  • The postmaster general answers only to the board of governors.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Collamer was a prominent member of the Whig party and served as U.S. postmaster general.
    — Chad Pergram, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Final designs undergo a legal review and, once cleared, advance to the postmaster general for the last stamp of approval.
    — Becky Bohrer, ajc, 30 July 2021
  • The postmaster general was authorized to shut down newspapers deemed to threaten the war effort.
    — Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Democrats in Congress want a new postmaster general, which could happen only if the nine-member governing board changes.
    — Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2021
  • The new postmaster general, a major Trump donor, denies he’s presiding over an effort to hurt mail voting.
    — Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Aug. 2020
  • But remember that postmaster general is Louis De Joy — who could flip the ratio himself — appointed during the Trump administration, is still calling the shots.
    — Curbed, 3 Feb. 2022

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