Post Office Department
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Post Office Department — A department of the federal government charged with the establishment and maintenance of post offices and post roads, the transmission, distribution, and delivery of the mail. 54 Am J1st US § 53 … Ballentine's law dictionary
United States Post Office Department — Infobox Government agency agency name = United States Post Office Department seal width = 180px seal caption = formed = February 20, 1792 dissolved = July 1, 1971 superseding = United States Postal Service chief1 name = United States Postmaster… … Wikipedia
Post Office Department — former name of United States Postal Service … Useful english dictionary
Post Office Telecommunications — was set up as a separate department of the UK Post Office, in October 1969. The Post Office Act of that year was passed to provide for greater efficiency in post and telephone services; rather than run a range of services, each organisation would … Wikipedia
post office — 1650s, public department in charge of letter carrying, from POST (Cf. post) (3) + OFFICE (Cf. office). Meaning building where postal business is carried on is from 1650s. In slang or euphemistic sense of sexual game it refers to a parlor game… … Etymology dictionary
post office — post office, adj. 1. an office or station of a government postal system at which mail is received and sorted, from which it is dispatched and distributed, and at which stamps are sold or other services rendered. 2. (often cap.) the department of… … Universalium
post office — n. 1. the governmental department in charge of the mails 2. an office or building where mail is sorted for distribution, postage stamps are sold, etc. ☆ 3. a kissing game for young people in which one pretending to be postman gives out kisses… … English World dictionary
post office — ► NOUN 1) the public department or corporation responsible for postal services and (in some countries) telecommunications. 2) a building where postal business is transacted … English terms dictionary
Post Office Ltd — For the UK s mail delivery service, see Royal Mail. Post Office Ltd Type Wholly owned subsidiary Industry postal service Founded 1986 … Wikipedia
Post Office Ltd. — Infobox Company name = Post Office Ltd type = Wholly owned subsidiary genre = foundation = 1986 founder = location city = location country = location = 80 86 Old Street, London EC1V 9NN origins = key people = area served = United Kingdom industry … Wikipedia
