1
: of or relating to the mails or the post office
2
: conducted by mail
postal chess
3
: insanely or murderously violent
—usually used in the phrase go postal
Examples of postal in a Sentence
Postal rates are going up.
The city worked to quickly restore postal service.
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Less-skilled workers, such as truck drivers and postal clerks, have actually lost ground in terms of income.
—Mark Robert Rank, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
Ballots may move through postal processing facilities or be delivered directly to local election officials, depending on how and where voters drop them off, Abdul-Razzaaq said.
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The foundations for representative government, the 365-day Julian calendar, modern sanitation, newspapers, roads and the postal system were established in Rome.
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Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Less-skilled workers, such as truck drivers and postal clerks, have actually lost ground in terms of income.
—Mark Robert Rank, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
Ballots may move through postal processing facilities or be delivered directly to local election officials, depending on how and where voters drop them off, Abdul-Razzaaq said.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Feb. 2026
The foundations for representative government, the 365-day Julian calendar, modern sanitation, newspapers, roads and the postal system were established in Rome.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Postal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postal. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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postal
adjective
post·al
ˈpōs-tᵊl 
: of or relating to mail or to the post office
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