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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Whitehall

Multiple Whitehall sources have told BBC News the government would make an announcement on Jackdaw on Wednesday morning with the Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh expected to address MPs in the afternoon.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Leaving his Whitehall office one Monday evening, he swept up a pile of forms to fill in to make his secondment official.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Whitehall sources have not disputed the decision from Washington was in response to the incident at RAF Fairford.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Burnham said he wants to set out his "vision" on Tuesday and Whitehall troubleshooter Baroness Casey, who is conducting a review, will advise on the "best way of doing it".

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Though the gentleman is a Scot, there was none of the Caledonian in his speech, but instead the easy air of Whitehall, Saint James’s Palace, and Vauxhall.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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