postal service

noun

Examples of postal service in a Sentence

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What To Know In a press release, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region said its postal service Hongkong Post will stop accepting packages transported by land and sea with immediate effect, and stop taking airborne packages starting on April 27. Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025 The eliminations still need to be approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission, the postal service said. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025 Net federal hiring outside the postal service totaled 3,700 in January. Dan Burns, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025 No more windfall elimination provision and government pension offset Dear Liz: My husband worked for the postal service for over 30 years and retired with a pension. Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for postal service

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of postal service was in 1885

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“Postal service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postal%20service. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

postal service

noun
: a government department in charge of handling the mail
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