Synonyms

White House

British

noun

the official Washington residence of the president of the US
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

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.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

White House

The White House has also bristled at Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's repeated warnings about the dangers of AI -- including the impact on jobs.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

The BBC has contacted the Pentagon and the White House for comment.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Did the White House help end the Tate brothers travel ban?

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

John Ratcliffe’s diplomatic mission to Russia this week was so sensitive that even some senior White House officials didn’t know about it ahead of time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

In December 1828, Rachel Jackson died from an apparent heart attack while reluctantly preparing to move to the White House.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023