podesta

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

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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.

podesta

/ pɒˈdɛstə; podeˈsta /

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of podesta¹

1540–50; < Italian ��ǻ��à power < Latin ��ǳٱ�� power, command

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Word History and Origins

Origin of podesta¹

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

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EU spokesperson Arianna Podesta insisted the matters were "completely separate", telling the BBC: "This is about enforcement, it's not about trade negotiations."

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I witnessed it myself when US climate envoy John Podesta was chased out a meeting area with chants of “shame” ringing in his ears.

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US Climate Envoy John Podesta said: "We are surprised that there is nothing that carries forward...what we agreed last year in Dubai."

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On Monday, US President Joe Biden's envoy John Podesta called out president-elect Trump's view that climate change was a hoax and said the US team would continue to work on the deal passed at COP28 in 2023.

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John Podesta, a Biden administration appointee, labelled the incoming president a climate denier and said he would dismantle environmental safeguards.

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