the Postal Service

noun

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

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Though the Supreme Court dispensed with the rule, the dynamics for the Postal Service don't get easier. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 The White House didn’t respond to a request for comment on Steiner’s remarks or his stewardship of the Postal Service. — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 Issued in March, its contents came as a shock even to the Postal Service’s lawyers. — Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2026 Trust in the Postal Service's on-time delivery of election mail has returned to levels last seen in the fall of 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Postal Service

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“The Postal Service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Postal%20Service. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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