Government House

American  

Or government house

noun

1. the official residence of a colonial governor, as in a British Commonwealth country.

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Government House British  

noun

1. the official residence of a representative of the British Crown (such as a Canadian Lieutenant-Governor or an Australian Governor General) in a state or province that recognizes the British sovereign as Head of the Commonwealth

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Etymology

Origin of Government House

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

The government considers this household in poverty because its income is below $25,273.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Whenever a local or state government considers this particular change to the code, fire marshals, fire chiefs and firefighter unions regularly rise up to oppose it.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2025

A total of 503 migrants have crossed the English Channel in one day as the government considers a major restructure of the UK's immigration rules modelled on Denmark's system.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

The new analysis comes as the government considers its spending plans for 2026 onwards.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025

The new government considers it its duty to make known to the world that the object of free Russia is not to dominate other nations and forcibly to take away their territory.

From History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War by March, Francis Andrew