Whitehall

American  

[hwahyt-hawl, wahyt-] / ˈʰwaɪtˌhɔl, ˈwaɪt- /

noun

1. Also called Whitehall Palace.  a former palace in central London, England, originally built in the reign of Henry III: execution of Charles I, 1649.

2. the main thoroughfare in London, England, between Trafalgar Square and the Houses of Parliament.

3. the British government or its policies.

4. a city in central Ohio, near Columbus.

5. a city in W Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.

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Whitehall British  

/ ˌwaɪtˈhɔːl /

noun

1. a street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament: site of the main government offices

2. the British Government or its central administration

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Example Sentences

Intriguingly, Murray comes from one side of the Whitehall table - as a treasury minister fending off spending requests - to the other, as the head of a major spending department.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

In Whitehall, some are amazed that a highly capable and experienced official took the decision to clear Mandelson for the job despite the vetting verdict, without lodging concern somewhere.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

"Building GP surgeries that sit unoccupied simply to satisfy a Whitehall demand would be an inefficient and ineffective use of the contributions that development can bring to communities," a spokesperson said.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Protesters carrying placards with slogans like "no to racism" and "you cannot divide us" marched from near Marble Arch to Whitehall near the UK parliament for a planned rally.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

It’s the same address my brother had given me: Room 47, Foreign Office, Whitehall, London.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin