Downing Street

noun

: the British Prime Minister or the British government

Downing Street and the White House are currently discussing the issue.

Note: The term Downing Street comes from the address of the official home of the British Prime Minister at Number 10 Downing Street in London.

Examples of Downing Street in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Investors have followed Burnham's path to 10 Downing Street with some consternation, amid fears of a leftward lurch by Labour and a more fiscally loose approach to public spending. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Andy Burnham, until last month the Mayor of Greater Manchester, now sits in Downing Street. — Nina Seega, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

And their failure to find answers is a big part of the reason that the eight men and women who have taken up residence behind the famous black door at 10 Downing Street in that period have had an average tenure of two years. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

Downing Street has been pressuring top PE shops to keep their companies local, and the London Stock Exchange has rolled out sweeteners to coax companies to go public. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

Rhymes for Downing Street

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