the Postal Service

noun

US
: the U.S. government department in charge of collecting and delivering mail

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The order would also make state election officials send lists of eligible voters to the Postal Service before the election. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 The disclosure, furnished by the nonprofit group Whistleblower Aid, claimed that the Postal Service built its Federal Ballot Mail Portal under an unrealistic timetable, failed to test it adequately, and could delay large ballot mailings. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026 The letter from Blumenthal and an accompanying summary of the whistleblower’s statements says the Postal Service began work on the portal on June 15 and stopped on June 25 after Talwani’s initial order. — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 The states and voting rights groups argued that Congress has not given the Postal Service the authority to set the rules for federal elections or mail voting. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Postal Service

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the Postal Service
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“The Postal Service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Postal%20Service. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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