US Postal Service
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- proper noun
- /juː ɛs ˈpoʊstəl ˈsɜrvɪs/
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Servicio Postal de EE. UU.
- The US Postal Service delivers millions of letters and packages every day across the country.
For example, there was already a gigantic logistics network called the US Postal Service and UPS and FedEx.
- For example, there was already a gigantic logistics network called the US Postal Service and UPS and FedEx.
Examples
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I sat on the phone with the US Postal Service for quite a long time for them to tell me there was nothing they could do.
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OK, Next here we have stamps.com, which brings all the services of the US Postal Service and UPS right to your computer.
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No power yet, no telephones, but the US Postal Service had come through.
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The Alumni survey was distributed via the US Postal Service and, again, through the program's listserv during the spring semester only.
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In fact, the US Postal Service is the "last mile" delivery and pickup mechanism for both UPS and FedEx.
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But now the arrow leaves the bow and will fly through the air, courtesy of our editor, the printing department, our staff, and the US Postal Service!
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XO has been gaining continued momentum in the federal government space with a notable $45 million contract to provide managed services to the US Postal Service.
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The US Postal Service is bleeding to death, military cutbacks are in the works, federal subsidy to states is being/has been reduced; there does come a point when you ask and wonder what the future holds, exactly.
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This is National Bite Prevention Week (May 20-26, 2012), and the American Veterinary Medical Association, the CDC, and the US Postal Service release statistics that are quite sobering when it comes to children, the largest group of people bitten by dogs each year.
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To gather information about alumni of the program, the names and addresses were obtained from two main sources: a) exit surveys for graduating students and b) records from the University's alumni office; these datasheet surveys were distributed via the US Postal Service with a return envelope provided.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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A public place where people send and pick up letters and parcels
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A building where people send and receive mail
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A government service that handles mail and deliveries in the United States
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A government agency that delivers letters and packages across the United States
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A government service that delivers letters and packages across the United States
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A government service that delivers letters and packages across the United States
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the government agency responsible for mail in the United States' is directly and transparently compositional from 'US' (United States) + 'postal' (relating to mail) + 'service' (an organization providing functions). This is a regular country + sector + organization naming pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
US Postal Service joins US (the 'United States') and Postal Service (a service that moves 'mail' around the country). Imagine riders, trains and trucks carrying letters under one national system, so today US Postal Service means the government office that collects and delivers people's mail.