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
I witnessed my parents come of age and become involved in the postal union.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2022
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
Concerns were first raised by local postal union leaders.
From Washington Times • Jun. 14, 2019
With the exception of Switzerland, Norway is more abundantly supplied with postoffices, in proportion to her size, than any other country in the international postal union.
From Norwegian Life by Clough, Ethlyn T.
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