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POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT [2 records]

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 2014-02-05

English

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

Legal title: Canada Post Corporation.

OBS

Canada Post: applied title for the purposes of the Federal Identity Program (FIP).

French

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

Appellation légale : Société canadienne des postes.

OBS

Postes Canada : titre d'usage aux fins du Programme de symbolisation fédérale (PSF).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités nacionales canadienses
  • Administración de correos
OBS

Correos de Canadá: forma abreviada.

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