post office
noun
1
: a government department or agency handling the transmission of mail
2
: a local branch of a national post office handling the mail for a particular place or area
3
: a game in which a player acting as postmaster or postmistress may exact a kiss from one of the opposite sex as payment for the pretended delivery of a letter
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Voters casting ballots by mail should have them at the post office by Tuesday to ensure they are delivered by Election Day in states with a Nov. 5 deadline, the United States Postal Service said.
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Avery Lotz, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
The drive-up collection box was at the U.S. post office on North Seventh Avenue near West Indian School Road, according to the Phoenix Fire Department.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
Applicants can now securely renew their passports from home, without a trip to the post office.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Smith allegedly sent one package from a Carlsbad post office and two from a Vista post office.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024
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Avery Lotz, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
The drive-up collection box was at the U.S. post office on North Seventh Avenue near West Indian School Road, according to the Phoenix Fire Department.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024
Applicants can now securely renew their passports from home, without a trip to the post office.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Smith allegedly sent one package from a Carlsbad post office and two from a Vista post office.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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