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

This White House does love to troll, and MAGA needs a jolt. —Ben Smith, semafor.com, 30 May 2026

Several Americans were hurt in a missile attack on a Kuwaiti air base over the past day as a White House meeting to discuss extending the ceasefire with Iran ended without conclusion. —Kate Sullivan, Fortune, 30 May 2026

White House officials declined to say when the president plans to submit new nominations for the Cabinet vacancies to the Senate. —Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026

That led to a stint as a White House fellow in Democratic and Republican administrations. —Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 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