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postmaster general

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postmaster general
n. pl. postmasters general Abbr. PMG
The executive head of a national postal service.
postmaster general
n pl postmasters general
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the executive head of the postal service in certain countries
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Noun1.postmaster general - the official in charge of the national postal servicepostmaster general - the official in charge of the national postal service
functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office
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postmaster general n → ministro delle Poste
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There was no English mail-coach until 1784; and when Benjamin Franklin was Postmaster General at Philadelphia, an answer by mail from Boston, when all went well, required not less than three weeks.
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