postmaster
noun
the official in charge of a post office.
postmastership
-
a word derived from
postmaster.
Example Sentences
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One G. F. Flanders, G. O. Patronage man cr Georgia's Twelfth District, declared he could sell every postmastership, if he wanted to, which he didn't.
From Time Magazine Archive
Later, as Secretary of War, Robert Lincoln blocked Lamon's appointment to the postmastership of Denver.
From Time Magazine Archive
Actually, any debt that Ike owed Warren could have been paid by a third-class postmastership.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mrs. Petherick no longer opposed the marriage; Mr. Barradine, at the zenith of political power, exerted his influence; the postmastership was obtained.
From The Devil's Garden by W. B. Maxwell
Some months later, Van der Voort resigned the postmastership, and Early was promoted to the head of the office.
From Pioneering in Cuba A Narrative of the Settlement of La Gloria, the First American Colony in Cuba, and the Early Experiences of the Pioneers by James Meade Adams
