White House

noun

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 Middle East Senior White House officials are planning to meet with Arab, Muslim and Palestinian-American community leaders in Chicago today, sources told CNN, as President Joe Biden grapples with anger across the country about the Israel-Hamas war. Alexandra Banner, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024 When asked about the deal on Thursday, White House national security spokesman John Kirby declined to say if the president wanted to stop it outright or would be amendable to changes in its structure. Josh Boak, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024 The Presidential Records Act, or PRA, was passed in 1978 after President Richard M. Nixon sought to destroy White House tapes during the Watergate scandal. Perry Stein, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024 Joining Trump in the challenge to the six counts were former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and lawyers Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Ray Stallings Smith and Robert Cheeley. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024 By White House estimates, this should open up 3 million starter homes for those desperately trying to break into the housing market. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024 At the end of his White House term four years ago, former President Donald Trump wanted to ban TikTok in the U.S. Morgan Fischer, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024 However, Insider also reported that the whereabouts of the Lego White House were unknown by the summer of 2020. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024 The second, a bill chock full of privacy reforms, had been introduced by the House Judiciary Committee and was opposed by the Biden White House. Dell Cameron, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2024

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of White House was in 1811

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“White House.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/White%20House. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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