postal union
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of postal union
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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An end to the long-running dispute at Royal Mail appears to be close after the postal union recommended that its members should accept the latest offer.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2023
Cash, a local postal union official who works in Lancaster, N.Y., with a population of 40,000 near Buffalo, said even in her small town, she is seeing more boxes of cremated remains.
From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2021
As part of the agreement, the United States will also pay $40 million to the postal union over a period of five years.
From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2019
Concerns were first raised by local postal union leaders.
From Washington Times • Jun. 14, 2019
There is no greater enterprise than the postal system in this land and extending to all the nations in the postal union.
From Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View by Elliott, Calvin
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