the Postal Service
noun
US
: the U.S. government department in charge of collecting and delivering mail
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Federal workers in essential services such as the Postal Service, Medicare and Social Security services, air-traffic control and the military will continue to work but won't be paid until the government reopens.
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Essential services such as the Postal Service, Medicare and Social Security processing, and air traffic control will continue.
—Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Social Security and Medicare benefits will still go out, the Postal Service will keep running and veterans' health care and disability payments will continue.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025
No, the Postal Service is self-funded through its own revenues, not annual appropriations.
—Nik Popli, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Essential services such as the Postal Service, Medicare and Social Security processing, and air traffic control will continue.
—Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Social Security and Medicare benefits will still go out, the Postal Service will keep running and veterans' health care and disability payments will continue.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025
No, the Postal Service is self-funded through its own revenues, not annual appropriations.
—Nik Popli, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
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“The Postal Service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Postal%20Service. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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