the Postal Service
noun
US
: the U.S. government department in charge of collecting and delivering mail
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No, the Postal Service is self-funded through its own revenues, not annual appropriations.
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Nik Popli, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
And the public sector is more unionized than the private sector – about 19% of civilian federal workers outside of the Postal Service belong to a union, compared to only 6% of workers in the private sector.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Other bands, such as Arcade Fire and the Postal Service, were turning away from the disaffection that characterized Gen X rock to express bighearted feelings in bespoke ways.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Older than the country itself and enshrined in the Constitution, the Postal Service reflected a then-radical commitment to the free exchange of ideas and information.
—Mark Dimondstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
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Nik Popli, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
And the public sector is more unionized than the private sector – about 19% of civilian federal workers outside of the Postal Service belong to a union, compared to only 6% of workers in the private sector.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Other bands, such as Arcade Fire and the Postal Service, were turning away from the disaffection that characterized Gen X rock to express bighearted feelings in bespoke ways.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Older than the country itself and enshrined in the Constitution, the Postal Service reflected a then-radical commitment to the free exchange of ideas and information.
—Mark Dimondstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Postal Service
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