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noun the White House

the official Washington residence of the president of the US

the US presidency

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How to use White House in a sentence

Could he have won the White House in 1992, and if he had, would he have lived up to his ideals?
President Cuomo Would’ve Been a Lion|Jonathan Alter|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But cops have no reason to believe that they are “under attack” by the White House.
Memo to Cops: Criticisms Aren’t Attacks|Michael Tomasky|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The group, which includes members of the Rockefeller, Pritzker, and Marriott families, was hosted at the White House this spring.
When Will We See a #Millennial Congress?|Linda Killian|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Brazilian press said the White House informed Brasilia about the rapprochement minutes before the statement was made public.
Venezuela Says Goodbye to Its Lil Friend, While the Rest of the Continent Cheers|Catalina Lobo-Guererro|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“Isolation has not worked,” said Obama from the White House.
Obama Realizes What 10 Presidents Didn’t: Isolating Cuba Doesn’t Work|Christopher Dickey|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She had lived twenty-five years up-stairs and down-stairs in that white house with the lilac shrubbery and low iron fence.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
The little white house of Skipper Randulf stood on an elevation, looking over the bay and the fjord.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland
Not once upon a time but just now, in a white house by the side of a road, live three happy children.
Seven O'Clock Stories|Robert Gordon Anderson
Twice he had dined at the White House, and his name was frequently in the list of guests at other dinners and functions.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
I live not unpleasantly, in a round of Ministerial dinners; but I am impatient to see my white house at Brighton.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon

Cultural definitions for White House

White House

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.