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White House

British  

noun

  1. the official Washington residence of the president of the US

  2. the US presidency

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

White House Cultural  
  1. 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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It was a step so serious, the White House contacted the Kremlin to tell it to stop.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Promotional content posted by the White House on social media also included images that resemble trademarks and designs from Microsoft-owned Xbox.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

The only ornament on it “was the Nixon Inaugural Medal,” Colson giddily reported in a White House memo.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Meanwhile, White House pool reporters reacted on Wednesday with nonsensical questions, equal parts banal and fawning.

From Salon Sep. 4, 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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