post office
noun
1
: a government department or agency handling the transmission of mail
2
: a local branch of a national post office handling the mail for a particular place or area
3
: a game in which a player acting as postmaster or postmistress may exact a kiss from one of the opposite sex as payment for the pretended delivery of a letter
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All federal offices, including courts, post offices, social security offices and others, will be closed.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
No, post offices will be closed on Veterans Day and mail will not be delivered.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Nov. 2024
An institution where most of its employees once worked for the post office now demands $6.75 trillion per year, according to the treasury department.
—Edan Yago, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
More:Texans showed out during early voting with nearly 9 million ballots cast statewide
Is the post office open on Election Day?
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Nov. 2024
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
No, post offices will be closed on Veterans Day and mail will not be delivered.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Nov. 2024
An institution where most of its employees once worked for the post office now demands $6.75 trillion per year, according to the treasury department.
—Edan Yago, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
More:Texans showed out during early voting with nearly 9 million ballots cast statewide
Is the post office open on Election Day?
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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