Westminster

American  

[west-min-ster] / ˈwɛstˌmɪn stər /

noun

1. a central borough (officially a city) of Greater London, England: Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace.

2. a city in SW California.

3. a city in NE Colorado.

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Westminster British  

/ ˈwɛstˌmɪnstə /

noun

1. Also called: City of Westminster.  a borough of Greater London, on the River Thames: contains the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace. Pop: 222 000 (2003 est). Area: 22 sq km (8 sq miles)

2. the Houses of Parliament at Westminster

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Example Sentences

Mark Lewis, a senior policy advisor to the All Party Parliamentary Group on HIV/Aids in Westminster, recalled the moment he learned he had the virus.

From BBC

"I'm not confident...because Westminster is not very good at thinking about the long-term realities of young people's lives when the fixes are not easy."

From BBC

There is an indirect impact on the Scottish government's finances through the complicated funding formulas that determine how much Holyrood receives from Westminster in the block grant.

From BBC

Travis Frain, survivor of the Westminster Bridge attack, said he had "fought tirelessly" for the UK to adopt a national day of this kind to help "educate the next generation".

From BBC

Nearly three million people have signed a petition against the plan, triggering a debate in parliament's Westminster Hall on December 8.

From Barron's