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

Ley's appointment comes as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was sworn in at Government House on Tuesday, following his Labor Party's landslide election win.

From BBC

But he called his work at Doge "critical" and said "getting the government house in order is mostly done."

From BBC

The stage was shared by four hopefuls: former governor of the banks of Canada and England Mark Carney, former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Liberal government House leader Karina Gould, and businessman and former MP Frank Baylis.

From BBC

Ol’ Yoon sat in his stupid little government house for the next few hours deciding what to do, and ultimately he lifted the martial law declaration.

From Slate

The freed hostages were transported in trucks to the Borno state government house, where authorities will look after them until they go home.

From Seattle Times