Postmaster General of the United States

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government office public official position

The Postmaster General of the United States is the chief executive officer of the U.S. Postal Service, responsible for overseeing the nation’s mail system and postal operations.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
United States Postmaster General	37
Postmaster General of the United States canonical	12
Office of the Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service	1
Postmaster General	1
Postmaster General from cabinet officer to head of USPS	1
Postmaster General of the Continental Congress	1
Postmaster General of the United States under the Constitution	1
U.S. Postmaster General	1
United States Postmaster General for the seceding states	1
United States Postmaster General in the former Confederate states	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T256676 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Postmaster General of the United States
Context triple: [Benjamin Franklin, heldPosition, Postmaster General of the United States]

A. Comptroller of the Treasury
The Comptroller of the Treasury was a senior U.S. federal financial officer responsible for overseeing government accounts, auditing public expenditures, and ensuring proper management of federal funds in the early Treasury Department.
B. Post Office Department
The Post Office Department was the former cabinet-level agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for national mail delivery before its functions were transferred to the United States Postal Service in 1971.
C. Treasurer of the United States
The Treasurer of the United States is a senior federal official responsible for overseeing the nation’s coinage and currency operations and whose signature appears on U.S. paper money.
D. Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
The Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service is the independent governing body that sets policy, directs operations, and oversees the management and finances of the USPS.
E. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
The Clerk of the United States House of Representatives is a nonpartisan legislative officer responsible for maintaining official records, overseeing legislative documentation and proceedings, and supporting the administrative functioning of the House.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Postmaster General of the United States
Target entity description: The Postmaster General of the United States is the chief executive officer of the U.S. Postal Service, responsible for overseeing the nation’s mail system and postal operations.

A. Comptroller of the Treasury
The Comptroller of the Treasury was a senior U.S. federal financial officer responsible for overseeing government accounts, auditing public expenditures, and ensuring proper management of federal funds in the early Treasury Department.
B. Post Office Department
The Post Office Department was the former cabinet-level agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for national mail delivery before its functions were transferred to the United States Postal Service in 1971.
C. Treasurer of the United States
The Treasurer of the United States is a senior federal official responsible for overseeing the nation’s coinage and currency operations and whose signature appears on U.S. paper money.
D. Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
The Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service is the independent governing body that sets policy, directs operations, and oversees the management and finances of the USPS.
E. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
The Clerk of the United States House of Representatives is a nonpartisan legislative officer responsible for maintaining official records, overseeing legislative documentation and proceedings, and supporting the administrative functioning of the House.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government office ⓘ public official position ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States of America ⓘ
appointedBy	Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service ⓘ
appointedFor	indefinite term ⓘ
appointedUnder	Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 ⓘ
associatedWith	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government United States postal policy ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
fieldOfWork	logistics management ⓘ postal administration ⓘ public administration ⓘ
firstHolder	Benjamin Franklin ⓘ
hasAuthorityTo	implement postal regulations ⓘ manage postal service workforce ⓘ propose postal rates and classifications ⓘ
hasHistoricalPrecursor	Postmaster General of the Continental Congress ⓘ linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
hasJurisdictionOver	domestic mail delivery in the United States ⓘ international postal services of the United States ⓘ
hasSeat	United States Postal Service Headquarters ⓘ linked to: United States Postal Service
headOf	United States Postal Service ⓘ
headquartersLocation	L’Enfant Plaza, Washington, D.C. ⓘ linked to: L’Enfant Plaza
historicallyWas	member of the United States Cabinet (before 1971) ⓘ
inception	1775 ⓘ
isNot	member of the United States Cabinet (post-1971) ⓘ
legalForm	public office ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	District of Columbia ⓘ
memberOf	Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service ⓘ
nativeLabel	Postmaster General ⓘ linked to: Postmaster General of the United States
officeHolderRole	chief executive officer of the United States Postal Service ⓘ
officeType	federal executive position ⓘ
oversees	mail processing and distribution network ⓘ postal infrastructure of the United States ⓘ postal transportation systems ⓘ retail postal services ⓘ
partOf	United States Postal Service ⓘ
precededBy	Deputy Postmaster General of British North America ⓘ linked to: Deputy Postmaster General of the United States
reportsTo	Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service ⓘ
residence	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
responsibleFor	oversight of the nation’s mail system ⓘ postal operations in the United States ⓘ
salaryDeterminedBy	Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
supervises	day-to-day management of the United States Postal Service ⓘ postal policies of the United States Postal Service ⓘ
usesLanguage	English ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (57)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Benjamin Franklin → heldPosition → Postmaster General of the United States ⓘ

Post Office Department → headOfGovernmentBody → Postmaster General of the United States ⓘ

Post Office Department → positionHeldByHead → United States Postmaster General ⓘ