podesta

[poh-des-tuh, poh-duh-stah]

noun

any of certain magistrates in Italy, as a chief magistrate in medieval towns and republics.
a person appointed to serve as mayor of an Italian city during the Fascist regime.

Origin of podesta

1540–50; < Italian podestà power < Latin potestās power, command

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Examples from the Web for podesta

Contemporary Examples

Podesta warned that opposition to natural gas is impractical and not grounded in reality.
‘Downton Abbey’ Democrats May Cost their Party the Senate
Lloyd Green
March 24, 2014
Coming from Podesta—who previously headed the George Soros-funded Center for American Progress—them was fighting words.
‘Downton Abbey’ Democrats May Cost their Party the Senate
Lloyd Green
March 24, 2014
Lobbying Discloure Act records show that Podesta billed the Centre for $510,000 for 2013.
Ukraine’s D.C. Lobbyists in Disarray as Dictator Flees
Eli Lake
February 25, 2014
“[John] Podesta was not sure that Obama felt anything, especially in his gut,” Woodward writes.
Woodward: The Juicy Bits
Bryan Curtis
September 22, 2010
But when it comes to the byline battles, no matter who is in the White House, Podesta and his allies face an uphill battle.
The Right-Wing Op-Ed Insurgency
Samuel P. Jacobs
August 1, 2009

Historical Examples

And this letter from the Podesta; who is to reply, or what is the reply to be?
The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly
Charles James Lever
I put the Magazine in my coat-pocket, and left him and the podesta.
Burlesques
William Makepeace Thackeray
And, in return, you demand our assent to your enjoying the rank of Podesta for five years?
Rienzi
Edward Bulwer Lytton
Savelli, however, insisted on conducting the Podesta that was to be, to his apartment.
Rienzi
Edward Bulwer Lytton
There was sometimes but one Podesta; sometimes one for each province.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume I.(of III) 1555-66
John Lothrop Motley

British Dictionary definitions for podesta

podesta

noun

(in modern Italy) a subordinate magistrate in some towns
(in Fascist Italy) the chief magistrate of a commune
(in medieval Italy)
1. any of the governors of the Lombard cities appointed by Frederick Barbarossa
2. a chief magistrate in any of various republics, such as Florence

Word Origin

C16: from Italian: power, from Latin potestās ability, power, from posse to be able

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Examples from the Web for podesta

Contemporary Examples

Podesta warned that opposition to natural gas is impractical and not grounded in reality.

Coming from Podesta—who previously headed the George Soros-funded Center for American Progress—them was fighting words.

Lobbying Discloure Act records show that Podesta billed the Centre for $510,000 for 2013.

“[John] Podesta was not sure that Obama felt anything, especially in his gut,” Woodward writes.

But when it comes to the byline battles, no matter who is in the White House, Podesta and his allies face an uphill battle.

Historical Examples

And this letter from the Podesta; who is to reply, or what is the reply to be?

I put the Magazine in my coat-pocket, and left him and the podesta.

And, in return, you demand our assent to your enjoying the rank of Podesta for five years?

Savelli, however, insisted on conducting the Podesta that was to be, to his apartment.

There was sometimes but one Podesta; sometimes one for each province.

podesta

Word Origin

Origin of podesta