g. p. o

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general post office

noun
(in the U.S. postal system) the main post office of a city, county, etc., that also has branch post offices. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO

Origin:
1650–60

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Government Printing Office

noun U.S. Government.
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO
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General Post Office
 
n
1.  (in Britain until 1969) the department of the central Government that provided postal and telephone services
2.  the main post office in a locality

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