Definition

1. Noun:
   • A government or authorized system for collecting, transporting, and delivering letters and parcels: The "postal service" refers to the organized network and infrastructure responsible for mail delivery. This typically involves post offices, mail carriers, sorting facilities, and established routes.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The postal service delivers mail to every address in the country.
  • She works for the national postal service.
  • Delays in the postal service can occur during holidays.

Advanced Usage

• "to be in the postal service": to be employed by the mail delivery system.
  • He has been in the postal service for twenty years.

Variants and Related Words

• Post office (n): A local branch or building of the postal service where mail is processed and postal services are offered to the public.

  • I need to go to the post office to buy stamps.

• Mail service (n): A term often used interchangeably with "postal service," emphasizing the function of delivering mail.

  • The reliability of the mail service is important for businesses.

Synonyms

• Mail: The system for sending letters and parcels.
• Post: (Chiefly British) The postal system; the mail.

Related Phrases

• Postal worker / Mail carrier: An individual employed to deliver mail.

  • The postal worker delivered the package.

• Postal code / Zip code: A series of letters/numbers in an address used by the postal service to sort mail.

  • Please include your postal code for accurate delivery.

Noun

1. the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
   • the mail handles billions of items every day
   • he works for the United States mail service
   • in England they call mail `the post'