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postmaster

[pohst-mas-ter, -mah-ster] / ˈpoʊstˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /


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The local postmaster, a Jacksonian Democrat named Alfred Huger, was unnerved by what he considered inflammatory content and sequestered the abolitionist material, rather than comply with his legal obligation to deliver the mail.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

Both the postmaster general and Congress choose to ignore the elephant in the room—the American Postal Workers Union.

From The Wall Street Journal May 17, 2026

U.S. in 1926, which held that the president could remove a postmaster in Oregon.

From Salon Oct. 8, 2025

The committee has made several recommendations to the government with the broad message that every postmaster be made fully aware of the options for claiming compensation.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2025

Thinking of Jackson and the things he used to smuggle me makes me think of my mother—the silence from the postmaster every time Jackson came calling, or so I thought.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

Southern postmasters thus continued to withhold antislavery periodicals, with the tacit approval of Jackson protégé Kendall.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

He instructed Southern postmasters to record and publicize the names of even individual subscribers to abolitionist newspapers to encourage intimidation by their neighbors and perhaps even compel them to leave the South.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

Betty Brown has been a fierce advocate for postmasters and this government has now paid out over £1.3bn to more than 10,000 victims.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2025

Southern postmasters instituted a comprehensive censorship of mail to prevent antislavery literature from reaching the South.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2025

Excepting in nine of the larger cities of the state all postmasters are registrars for their respective districts.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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