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

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

Glover, 75, inherited his heart from his parents, who were postal workers in San Francisco and members of the postal union.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 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

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

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.