Definitions for Podestà
poʊˈdɛs tə, ˌpoʊ dəˈstɑpodestà

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. podesta

   Podestà (pronounced [podeˈsta], English: potestate, podesta) was the name given to the holder of the highest civil office in the government of the cities of Central and Northern Italy during the Late Middle Ages. Sometimes, it meant the chief magistrate of a city state, the counterpart to similar positions in other cities that went by other names, e.g. rettori ("rectors"). In the following centuries up to 1918, the term was used to designate the head of the municipal administration, particularly in the Italian-speaking territories of the Austrian Empire. The title was taken up again during the Fascist regime with the same meaning. The podestà's office, its duration and the residence and the local jurisdiction were called podesteria, especially during the Middle Ages, and in later centuries, more rarely during the fascist regime.Currently, podestà is the title of mayors in Italian-speaking municipalities of Graubünden in Switzerland, but is not the case for the rest of the Canton of Ticino, which uses the title sindaco (English: mayor).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Podestanoun

   one of the chief magistrates of the Italian republics in the Middle Ages

2. Podestanoun

   a mayor, alderman, or other magistrate, in some towns of Italy

3. Etymology: [It. podest, fr. L. potestas power, magistracy. See Potent.]

WikidataRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Podestà

   Podestà is the name given to certain high officials in many Italian cities beginning in the later Middle Ages. Mainly it meant the chief magistrate of a city state, the counterpart to similar positions in other cities that went by other names, e.g. rettori, but it could also mean the local administrator, who was the representative of the Holy Roman Emperor. Currently, Podestà is the title of mayors in Italian-speaking municipalities of Graubünden in Switzerland. The term derives from the Latin word potestas, meaning power. Like the development of the Islamic term "Sultan", a term meaning "Power" or "Authority" eventually became the title of the person holding power.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Podesta

   pō-des′tä, n. a chief magistrate in the medieval Italian republics: an inferior municipal judge. [It.,—L. potestas, power.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Podesta

   the name given to the chief magistrate of an Italian town, with military as well as municipal authority; he was salaried, and annually elected to the office by the council, and had to give an account of his administration at the end of his term.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PODESTA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Podesta is ranked #30946 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Podesta surname appeared 751 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Podesta.
   
   82% or 616 total occurrences were White.
   15.7% or 118 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.

How to pronounce Podestà?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say Podestà in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Podestà in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Podestà in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Podestà in a Sentence

1. John Podesta:

   It turns out Donald Trump didn't just choke, John Podesta got beat in the room and lied about it.

2. Roger Stone:

   Where, by the way, is their proof of Russian collusion, WikiLeaks collaboration or advance knowledge of the acquisition and publication of( Hillary Clinton Campaign Chairman John) Podesta's email ? That would be none, perhaps they are confusing me with the character I sometimes play, Roger Stone.

3. Kenneth Wollack:

   That's when I found out there was a connection between the Podesta Group and the Ukraine government.

4. John Larsen:

   These opportunities don't present John Podesta very often -- the last one was 12 years ago, walking away is just going to completely close that window, maybe before it should have been closed.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   ‘I think Bernie Sanders seemed to have a course correction in the [Jefferson Jackson] dinner from one in which he said he wasn’t going to go negative to – to obviously focusing his, you know, his fire on her,’ [John Podesta] said on ABC’s ‘This Week’ on Sunday. Podesta said Clinton, on the other hand, refrained from partisanship and focused on painting a positive vision for the future of America in her speech.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podesta
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Podestà
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Podestà
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Podestà
5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Podesta
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html