White House

British

noun

the official Washington residence of the president of the US
the US presidency

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White House Cultural

The mansion of the president of the United States in Washington, D.C. The White House contains reception and dining rooms, living quarters for the president and the president's family, the president's Oval Office, and offices for the presidential staff.

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White House

US President Donald Trump has made another addition to the White House: a helipad.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

It said Von Batten would be serving on an unspecified White House commission.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Instead, Canada rejected the proposal, and made further demands and offered little in return, the White House said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

The White House has stopped short of instituting mandatory regulations, instead calling prerelease testing voluntary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Almost defenseless, the White House was now a big bull’s-eye.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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