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- noun Plural form of
postmaster .
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Examples
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He also appoints a vast number of inferior officers, such as postmasters and revenue collectors, without the participation of the Senate.
Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins John Fiske 1871
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Here women are not included, except in the general term "postmasters," a term which seems to imply a male person; and no legislation from 1825 down to the present time authorizes the appointment of women, nor is there any reference in terms to women until the revision of 1874, which recognizes the fact that women had already been appointed, in providing that "the bond of any married woman who may be appointed postmaster shall be binding on her and her sureties."
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) Matilda Joslyn Gage 1862
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"The very efficient class of officers known as 'postmasters' would remain as at present.
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Of the 7,500 jobs to be lost over the next year, 2,500 are supervisors, 2,000 are postmasters, and the rest are in administrative roles.
Postal Service to Cut 7,500 Managers Jennifer Levitz 2011
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Still, postmasters play important roles in small communities, said the National League of Postmasters of the U.S.
Postal Service to Cut 7,500 Managers Jennifer Levitz 2011
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Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe will formally unveil plans to cut 7,500 jobs by the end of the month -- reductions expected to focus primarily on administrative positions and postmasters.
Despite reports, Postal Service not cutting 30,000 jobs 2011
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After postmasters started talking about cutting back, Congress mandated the six-day delivery in 1983.
Postmaster says days are numbered for Saturday mail delivery 2011
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The reduction in postmasters, supervisors and other employees represents a 20% cut in middle-management jobs—people not involved in actual physical moving of mail.
Postal Service to Cut 7,500 Managers Jennifer Levitz 2011
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After postmasters started talking about cutting back, Congress mandated the six-day delivery in 1983.
Postmaster says days are numbered for Saturday mail delivery 2011
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My mother and her husband also both postmasters, working 20 years for the USPS. 3 years ago at age 54 and 51 my mother and her husband both retired, having put in the require 20 years.
USPS at risk at not making payroll? - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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