postal service

noun

Examples of postal service in a Sentence

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Services deemed essential — such as the postal service, law enforcement and military — remain open. Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025 Essential services like military, law enforcement, the postal service and air traffic control remain open, according to the White House. Mason Leath, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025 The strike comes after Joël Lightbound, the minister responsible for Canada Post, detailed a number of modifications to the national postal service, including the end of door-to-door mail service, termination of the rural moratorium on post office closures, and more. Solcyré Burga, Time, 26 Sep. 2025 He's been working as a postal service worker for the past few years and doesn't have any student loans. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

postal service

noun
: a government department in charge of handling the mail
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