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USPS [4 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2014-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Postal Administration
OBS

[The United States Postal Service is] the successor to the Post Office Department, created on July 1, 1971, by the Postal Reorganization Act, as an independent establishment of the executive branch.

OBS

United States Postal Service; USPS : trademarks of the United States Postal Service. The name and the initialism are followed by an uppercase "R" in a circle, in superscript.

Key term(s)
  • U.S. Postal Service

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Administration postale
OBS

Service postal des États-Unis : Le français n'a pas de statut officiel aux États-Unis. C'est donc dire que le nom des organismes américains ne comporte pas de traduction française officielle. Par contre, l'appellation proposée ici est répandue dans l'usage et entérinée par le Bureau de la traduction.

OBS

United States Postal Service; USPS : marques de commerce du United States Postal Service. Le nom et le sigle sont suivis d'un «R» majuscule encerclé placé en exposant.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Units (Regular Force, Armed Forces)
  • Military Administration
  • Postal Administration
DEF

A branch of a designated USPS [United States Postal Service] civilian post office... that serves Coast Guard, Navy or Marine Corps personnel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités (régulières, Forces armées)
  • Administration militaire
  • Administration postale

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Service Operation
  • Field Artillery
DEF

A branch of a designated USPS [United States Postal Service] civilian post office,... that serves either Army or Air Force personnel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation postale
  • Artillerie de campagne

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Goods
CONT

The U. S. Postal Service(USPS) is the primary agency that sells unclaimed items, typically goods that have been lost in the mail. USPS sells the unclaimed merchandise to the public through mail recovery auctions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport de marchandises

Spanish

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