Government Post Office

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
GPO
Pronunciation
/ˈgəvərnmənt poʊst ˈɔfəs/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
US Government

Examples in Context

  1. The government encouraged the post office to establish its own banking service.
  2. It was originally set up by the Palmerston government of1861 as the Post Office Savings Bank.
  3. If the state wants to speed up economic recovery there is a case for setting up one or more government banks, perhaps in conjunction with institutions such as the UK Post Office savings bank.
  4. While the Qing government and some enlightened person had tried to establish the modern post system by opening the Wen-pao-chu, translating I-chan to post office, although these attempts ended in failure.

Other meanings of GPO

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Government Publishing Office Gov
General Post Office Business
General Post Office, United Kingdom Misc
Group Purchasing Organization Business
Group Policy Objects Misc
Google People Operations Business
Government Pension Offset Business
Guaranteed Purchase Option Business
Government Printing Office Gov