| Podesta, like the men who founded the key advocacy think-tanks on the right, is a political operative, not an academic. |
| The city's podesta, or chief magistrate and police chief, could be selected only from the major guilds. |
| Daoud saw the flickering glow of heat lightning through the thick leaded-glass window behind the podesta. |
| The candlelit audience chamber of the podesta was hung with somber maroon drapes drawn against the night air. |
| In 1284, when Pisa was menaced by Genoa, the city elected Ugolino podesta and captain of the people for 10 years. |
| And, in return, you demand our assent to your enjoying the rank of podesta for five years? |
