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

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

Inside the Postal Service, however, the work remained operational, disciplined and nonpartisan. — Lee Moak, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

But Kavanaugh added that the rules may fall within the Postal Service’s authority, not ruling out that they could be implemented for future elections. — Teddy Amenabar, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2026

Two of the court's conservatives, Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, dissented from the court's ruling, arguing the states that sued over the Postal Service's new rules are unlikely to show the policy is unlawful. — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the Postal Service

• disservice
• preservice
• interservice
• nervous
• nervus