Definition of postal service
: post office 1
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For one thing, the postal service has been losing money for 11 straight years, largely attributable to pension and health care costs.
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After that, the postal service started closing the lobby at 6:30 p.m. instead of 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at 5 p.m. Saturday.
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If the postal service did not already exist, if its reach had not grown organically as the U.S. grew, then the idea of building one from scratch today might seem absurd.
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The postal service could lease or purchase another property to serve as Alamo Heights’ post office, as long as the new site meets the federal agency’s requirements.
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Barrett sent a letter to Republican Gov. Scott Walker on Wednesday explaining that inaccurate information from the state DMV and postal service led to the errors in the Electronic Registration Information Center.
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All three of the packages were apparently left at the doorstep and were not delivered through the postal service or another carrier service, according to Manley.
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But these same features—the ease and relative anonymity of sending, the specificity of receiving—have also been exploited to turn the postal service into a vector for violence.
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The packages do not appear to have been delivered by the postal service or shipping companies like FedEx and UPS.
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First Known Use of postal service
1885
POSTAL SERVICE Defined for Kids
postal service
Definition of postal service for Students
: a government department in charge of handling the mail
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