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Podesta

Podesta

23 9.1
A family name often used by people from Italy
  • proper noun
  • /pəˈdɛstə/
translation icon : Podesta
  • When Wikileaks published emails from President Obama's former Chief of Staff John Podesta, included among them was correspondence from Tom DeLonge briefing Podesta on his initiative.
  • Lou Podesta
  • Louis Podesta
  • A. Podesta

There's also damaging emails being dumped by WikiLeaks, like this one written by campaign chairman John Podesta.

Examples

  • One of the most famous political figures in the United States is John Podesta.

  • Released nearly daily over the last month of the campaign, the Podesta emails led to news reports and manipulation on social media that focused on tensions inside the Clinton campaign and campaign insiders' opinions that Clinton was not a strong candidate, among other things.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Thank you to John Podesta for that warm introduction.

    Blog text (1)

  • Statement from John D. Podesta

    Blog text (31)

  • An important player in this in the story is Paul de Podesta, a Harvard graduate.

  • At the time the emails leaked, Podesta was playing a major role in Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.

    Aliens at the Pentagon (2018)

  • There's a lot the president can do using his executive authority without waiting for congressional action," John Podesta, head of Mr. Obama's transition team, said on "Fox News Sunday."

    Blog text (12)

  • John Podesta wrote the forward and as a further illustration of her insider status, her uncle is Thomas Kean, the former governor of New Jersey who chaired the 9/11 commission.

    Aliens at the Pentagon (2018)

  • According to the Intelligence Community assessment, intelligence assets with direct ties to the Kremlin provided the DNC emails as well as others from prominent Hillary Clinton supporters, such as campaign chairman John Podesta, to WikiLeaks.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Paul de Podesta is known for his contributions to baseball analytics.

Surface Forms

Podesta main

Etymology

Podesta comes from an old Italian title podestà, which comes from the Latin potestas meaning 'power' or 'authority'. So the surname probably began with someone who had official power or was a town leader, and that is why families still have the name today.