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  post office

  noun

  an office or station of a government postal system at which mail is received and sorted, from which it is dispatched and distributed, and at which stamps are sold or other services rendered. PO, P.O.
• Post Office
  Post Office

  noun

  a government department or authority in many countries responsible for postal services and often telecommunications

post office

American  

[pohst aw-fis, of-is] / ˈpoʊst ˌɔ fɪs, ˌɒf ɪs /

noun

post offices plural

1. an office or station of a government postal system at which mail is received and sorted, from which it is dispatched and distributed, and at which stamps are sold or other services rendered. PO, P.O.

2. Often Post Office the department of a government charged with the transportation of mail.

3. an old-fashioned game in which one player is designated “postmaster” or “postmistress” and calls another player of a different gender into an adjoining room, ostensibly to receive a letter but actually to receive a kiss.

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Post Office ¹ British  

noun

1. a government department or authority in many countries responsible for postal services and often telecommunications

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post office ² British  

noun

1. a building or room where postage stamps are sold and other postal business is conducted

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• post-office
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• post offices
  plural

Etymology

Origin of post office

First recorded in 1645–55

Example Sentences

Istanbul's chief public prosecutor's office said authorities had received 185 complaints about Göktaş's video.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

Monaco's prosecutor's office said an arrest warrant has been issued against the suspect, who they say is a foreign national and no longer in Monaco.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

The prosecutor's office in Tijuana said the body had been discovered by a patrol unit.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

The Brussels prosecutor’s office hasn’t issued a public statement on the investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Shortly after Terryl got back home, in early July, she got a call patched through from the receptionist while she was sitting in her office, in the basement of the Cache County prosecutor’s office.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Related Words

• postal service