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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No, post offices will be closed on Christmas and mail will not be delivered, according to the U.S. Postal Service's website.
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Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Back in 2022, two men in Ireland were accused of taking a corpse into a post office to pretend the deceased elderly man was still alive in an attempt to claim his pension.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
If Mfume’s bill passes, the post office on Loudon Avenue in Irvington would bear the name of the man who, among his many causes, pushed colleagues to ensure the Postal Service’s financial solvency.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024
The town’s old post office provides desks for writing letters to Santa; each note is thoughtfully answered by the postmaster and mailed back before the big day.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
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Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Back in 2022, two men in Ireland were accused of taking a corpse into a post office to pretend the deceased elderly man was still alive in an attempt to claim his pension.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
If Mfume’s bill passes, the post office on Loudon Avenue in Irvington would bear the name of the man who, among his many causes, pushed colleagues to ensure the Postal Service’s financial solvency.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024
The town’s old post office provides desks for writing letters to Santa; each note is thoughtfully answered by the postmaster and mailed back before the big day.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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