postal service
Government mail system
A postal service is a government-run or private system for collecting, transporting, and delivering mail.
Most countries operate a national postal service: The postal service delivers to rural areas six days a week.
The term often appears capitalized when referring to a specific organization, as in the United States Postal Service.
- mailboxContainer for delivered mail
- letterWritten symbol or message
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- frankingStamping mail prepaid
stamp · stamp collection · Pony Express · postcard · air mail · express mail · first class · philately · package · postmark · correspondence · dead letter office · mail carrier · telegram · sorting · courier · registered · overnight
- civic servicesfire department, police, public library, public transit, public parks
- federal servicesSocial Security, Medicare, IRS, USPS, FBI
- global connectionsflights, cables, trade routes, shipping lanes, air travel
- Congress powersspending power, declare war, impeachment, lawmaking, appropriations
- federal powersdeclare war, interstate commerce, national defense, federal taxes, war powers
- state enterprisesstate enterprises, Amtrak, BBC, public enterprises, USPS
postal servicesame-day delivery
Shipment arriving within hours
instant delivery · express delivery · overnight delivery · rush delivery · express courier
postal serviceemail
Digital written communication
electronic communication · instant messaging · digital messaging · telecommunication · video call
service, postman, postal, postage, post, postmaster, postmen, postmasters