postal service

noun

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In his first administration, Trump sought to privatize the postal service, but the movement didn’t gain traction. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 May 2025 Steiner’s selection by the USPS board of governors comes as the postal service is struggling financially, and after President Donald Trump had previously made comments about taking over it. Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2025 The Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 made the postal service an independent agency under the executive branch. Bonnie Bolden, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025 Konan’s lawyers say refusal-to-deliver cases are rare and letting her suit continue would not cripple the postal service. Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for postal service

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of postal service was in 1885

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“Postal service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postal%20service. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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postal service

noun
: a government department in charge of handling the mail
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