1.b> , (.i> , i>); to take up a post ; to resign (from) a post / ; an academic post ; a government post ; he has held the post for three years i> ; the post was advertised in the local newspaper ;
2.b> 1) .i> .i> ; ; a police [military] post [] ; a border [customs] post - [-] ; by 5 am the soldiers were already at their posts 5 - ; no one was allowed to leave their post ;
2) .i> i> ;
3) .i> ; ;
3.b> ; (.i> trading post).