postal service

noun

Examples of postal service in a Sentence

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Trump is preparing to issue an executive order to fire the postal service’s governing board, The Washington Post reported Thursday, citing six anonymous officials. George Petras, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025 DeJoy exiting as postal service chief WASHINGTON -- Louis DeJoy, the head of the U.S. Postal Service, intends to step down, the federal agency said Tuesday. arkansasonline.com, 19 Feb. 2025 The postal service closes for several federal holidays, including Christmas, New Year's Day and the Fourth of July. Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025 Similarly, businesses anticipate a decrease in roles like postal service clerks, bank tellers and data entry clerks. Jack Kelly, Forbes, 8 Jan. 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 10 Mar. 2025.

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postal service

noun
: a government department in charge of handling the mail
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