postal union

American  

noun

1. an international agreement on postal rates and services.

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Etymology

Origin of postal union

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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

The country’s largest postal union honored letter carriers Thursday who went beyond their job requirements.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2015

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