Whitehall
Americannoun
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Also called Whitehall Palace. a former palace in central London, England, originally built in the reign of Henry III: execution of Charles I, 1649.
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the main thoroughfare in London, England, between Trafalgar Square and the Houses of Parliament.
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the British government or its policies.
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a city in central Ohio, near Columbus.
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a city in W Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.
noun
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a street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament: site of the main government offices
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the British Government or its central administration
Example Sentences
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The occasion took place in a coach traveling from the City to Whitehall, and the husband was also in the carriage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The UK government is banking on AI to help "rewire" the state and boost efficiency across Whitehall.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
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
At the Whitehall service, Reverend Dr Lyndon Drake recited from The Fallen by poet Laurence Binyon before a Royal Marines Portsmouth Road Band trumpeter played the last post after which there was a one-minute silence.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Within a fortnight, he was on his feet again—too late to be of any use in our command performance at Whitehall.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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