White House

noun

-ˌhau̇s 

1

: a residence of the president of the U.S.

2

: the executive department of the U.S. government

Examples of White House in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a letter to the governors of all 50 states on March 18, 2024, then EPA Administrator Michael Regan and White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan urged the states to implement plans to prevent cyberattacks on water systems. — Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Infantino was forced to scrap the plan early Saturday after his senior adviser who sat on a White House panel resigned and Asia’s soccer body joined Europe and North America in opposing it. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Some White House aides who focus on politics were strongly opposed, one of the sources said. — Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 31 July 2026

White House officials Steven Cheung and Anna Kelly also connected the images from Ceuta, Spain, to the Biden administration’s border policies and Trump’s longstanding warnings about mass migration. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

the White House, mansion in Washington, D.C., assigned to the use of the president of the U.S.

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for White House

• boardinghouse
• charterhouse
• clearinghouse
• coffeehouse
• customhouse
• firehouse
• meetinghouse
• motherhouse
• packinghouse
• pilothouse
• powerhouse
• slaughterhouse