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postal Definition

postal (pōstəl)

adjective

having to do with mail or post offices

Etymology: Fr < poste, post

noun

Informal a postal card

postal Idioms

go postal

Slang to become deranged or go berserk

postal Synonyms

postal

modif.

postal Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • ballot: The postal ballot shall be issued to all members entitled to vote.
  • address: Enter your full postal address in the body of the email Send the email.
  • voting: For information on postal voting see: Postal Votes Which ward am I in?
  • vote: Anyone on the Register of Electors can ask for a postal vote, you do not need a reason.
  • questionnaire: Three times a year we send out postal questionnaires to people who have had recent contact with us.
  • order: Cash / Postal Orders Sent at your own risk.

Modifying Another Word

  • fully: Ballot administration Workplace ballots are no longer lawful and consequently all industrial action ballots must be fully postal.
  • even: Even postal communications may cease sometime, so this is to send you a line whilst the going is good.
  • only: About the Museum: The Bath Postal Museum is the only postal museum in the country.

Used with adjective complement

go: I fear I may go postal if I have to stay here too long...