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

Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy is a White House Correspondent for USA TODAY. —Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the operation during her daily briefing, framing it as both a constitutional and moral obligation for the president. —Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025

But in many smaller ways, Harris peppers her narrative with places where the Biden White House undercut her or failed to support her. —Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025

The Chicago Fed is one of those organizations looking to provide alternates to BLS data that had come under harsh White House criticism prior to this week’s shutdown. —Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025

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