the Postal Service

noun

US

: the U.S. government department in charge of collecting and delivering mail

Examples of the Postal Service in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In December, the Postal Service finalized a rule clarifying that postmarks don’t necessarily reflect the date the agency first took possession of a piece of mail, but rather the day it was handled in one of its processing centers. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Now a district judge has blocked the regulation adopted by the Postal Service to implement the order. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Talwani previously issued an order blocking the Postal Service changes from being implemented in California and more than 20 other states suing in June. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

The order would also make state election officials send lists of eligible voters to the Postal Service before the election. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the Postal Service

• disservice
• preservice
• interservice
• nervous
• nervus