postal service

noun

: post office sense 1

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The postal service was then ordered to refuse to accept any ballot addressed to someone who was not on the list. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Four Russian glide bombs destroyed a sorting center belonging to the postal service Nova Poshta in the northern Sumy region, and a drone smashed one of its depots in the Kyiv region, the company said. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 The Coastal Service’s name is a play on the postal service, which the restaurant group uses to ship seafood from both the East and West coasts seven days a week. — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2026 The original lawsuit said significant concerns with the postal service were a basis for the challenge against the removal of the grace period. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for postal service

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of postal service was in 1885

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postal service

noun
: a government department in charge of handling the mail
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