podestà

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Definition von podestà im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
Podesta: {i} family name
podesta: (Italian: "power") In medieval Italian communes, the highest judicial and military magistrate. The office was instituted by Frederick I Barbarossa in an attempt to govern rebellious Lombard cities. From the late 12th century the communes usually elected their own podesta, often a nobleman with legal training. Serving for six months or a year, the podesta summoned councils, led the communal army, and administered civil and criminal jurisdiction
podesta: A mayor, alderman, or other magistrate, in some towns of Italy
podesta: One of the chief magistrates of the Italian republics in the Middle Ages
John Podesta: {i} (born 1949) fourth and final Chief of Staff at the White House in Washington DC under President Bill Clinton (from 1998 until 2001)

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pōdestı

/pōˈdestə/ /poʊˈdɛstə/

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