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postmaster
post·mas·ter P0471700 (pōst′măs′tər)n. A person who is in charge of the operations of a post office.
post′mas′ter·ship′ n.postmaster (ˈpəʊstˌmɑːstə) n1. an official in charge of a local post office. Also (feminine): postmistress 2. the person responsible for managing the electronic mail at a sitepost•mas•ter (ˈpoʊstˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər)
n. 1. the official in charge of a post office. 2. (formerly) the master of a station that furnished post horses to travelers. [1505–15] post′mas`ter•ship`, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  postmaster - the person in charge of a post officemaster - directs the work of otherspostmistress - a woman postmaster |
Translationspost2 (pəust) noun (the system of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcels etc. I sent the book by post; Has the post arrived yet?; Is there any post for me? 郵政 邮政 verb to send (a letter etc) by post. He posted the parcel yesterday. 郵寄 邮寄ˈpostage (-tidʒ) noun (the money paid for) the sending of a letter etc by post. The postage was $1.20. 郵資 邮资ˈpostal adjective of, or concerning, the system of sending letters etc. the postal service. 郵政的，郵局的 邮政的，邮局的 postage stamp a small printed label fixed to a letter, parcel etc to show that postage has been paid. 郵票 邮票postal order a printed document bought at a post office, which can be exchanged at another post office for the amount of money paid for it. 郵政匯票(匯款單) 邮政汇票（汇款单） postbox (ˈpəusboks) noun (also ˈletterbox, ~ˈmailbox, ~pillar box) a box into which letters etc are put to be collected (and sent to their destination). 郵政信箱(郵筒) 邮政信箱（邮筒） postcard (ˈpəuskaːd) noun a card on which a message may be sent by post, often with a picture on one side (a picture postcard). She sent me a postcard of the Taj Mahal when she was in India. 明信片 明信片postcode (ˈpəuskoud) noun (American zip code) a set of letters and numbers added to the address on a letter to make delivery easier. 郵遞區號 邮政编码ˌpost-ˈfree adjective, adverb without charge for sending by post. You can send it post-free. 免付郵資的 免付邮资的ˌpost(-)ˈhaste adverb very quickly. He travelled post(-)haste to London. 火急地 火急地postman (ˈpəusmən) noun (American ˈmailman) a person whose job is to (collect and) deliver letters etc. Has the postman been this morning yet? 郵差 邮递员postmark (ˈpəusmaːk) noun a mark put on a letter at a post office, showing the date and place of posting, and cancelling the postage stamp. The postmark read `Beirut'. 郵戳 邮戳postmaster (ˈpəusmaːstə) – feminine postmistress (ˈpəusmistris) – noun the manager of a post office. 郵政局長 邮政局长post office an office for receiving and dispatching letters, parcels etc. Where is the nearest post office? 郵局 邮局
postmaster
postmasterThe electronic mail contact and maintenance person at a siteconnected to the Internet or UUCPNET. Often, but notalways, the same as the admin. The Internet standard forelectronic mail (RFC 822) requires each machine to have a"postmaster" address; usually it is aliased to this person.See also webmaster.Postmaster
Related to Postmaster: postmaster generalPOSTMASTER, or DEPUTY POSTMASTER. An officer of the United States appointed by the postmaster general to hold his office. during the, pleasure of the former. Before entering on the duties of his office, he is required to give bond with surety to be approved by the postmaster general. Act of 3d March, 1825, s. 3. 12. Every postmaster is required to keep an office in the place for which he may be appointed; and it is his duty to receive and forward by mail, without delay, all letters, papers, and packets as directed; to receive the mails and deliver, at all reasonable hours, all letters, papers and packets to the persons entitled thereto.
3. In lieu of commissions allowed deputy postmasters by the 14th section of the act of 3d March, 1845,.the postmaster general is authorized by the act of March 1, 1847, s. 1, to allow, on the proceeds of their respective offices, a commission not exceeding the following rates on the amount received in any one year, or a due proportion thereof for less than a year: On a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, forty per cent; on a sum over the first hundred and not exceeding four hundred dollars, thirty-three and one-third per cent; on a sum over and above the first four hundred dollars and not exceeding twenty-four hundred dollars, thirty per cent.; on a sum over twenty-four hundred dollars, twelve and one-half per cent.; on all sums arising from the postage on newspapers, magazines, and pamphlets, fifty per cent.; on the amount of postages on letters or packets received for distribution, seven per cent.: Provided, That all allowances, commissions, or other emoluments, shall be subject to the provisions of the forty-first section of the act which this is intended to amend; and that the annual compensation therein limited shall be computed for the fiscal year commencing on the first of July and ending the thirtieth of June each year, and that for any period less than a year the restrictions contained in said section shall be held to apply in a due proportion for such fractional period: And, provided further, That the compensation to any,, deputy postmaster under the foregoing provisions to be computed upon the receipt at his office of a larger sum shall in no case fall short of the amount to which he would be entitled under a smaller sum received at his office.
4. By act of congress approved March 3, 1851, Sec. 6, it is enacted, That to any postmaster whose commissions may be reduced below the amount allowed at his office for the year ending the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, and whose labors may be increased, the postmaster general shall be authorized, in his discretion, to allow such additional commissions as be may deem just and proper Provided, That the whole amount of commissions allowed such postmaster during any fiscal year, shall not exceed by more than twenty per centum the amount of commissions at such office for the year ending the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-one.
5. Although not subject to all the, responsibilities of a common carrier, yet a postmaster is liable for all losses and injuries occasioned by his own default in office. 3 Wils. Rep. 443; Cowp. 754; 5 Burr. 2709; 1 Bell's Com. 468; 2 Kent. Com. 474; Story on Bailm. Sec. 463.
6. Whether a postmaster is liable for the acts of his clerks or servants seems not to be settled. 1 Bell's Com. 468, 9. In Pennsylvania it has been decided that he is not responsible for their secret delinquencies, though perhaps he is answerable for want of attention to the official conduct of his subordinates. 8 Watts. R. 453. Vide Frank; Post Office. FinancialSeepostAcronymsSeepacemakerpostmaster
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