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

Even the most ardent sneakerheads know there is a time and a place for a gum sole, and the British public have decided on-camera at 10 Downing Street is neither. —Leah Dolan, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024

Johnson’s Downing Street was operatically dysfunctional. —Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024

Messages of sadness and support are flooding London this weekend, from the White House, 10 Downing Street and California. —Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Mar. 2024

But, in fact, her 007 spectacular garnered more publicity than Katharine could have ever imagined because of a certain Downing Street publicity moment. —Alice Newbold, Vogue, 18 Feb. 2024

Yet the party’s centrists would probably balk at installing a polarizing figure in Downing Street before an election. —Stephen Castle, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024

Engage with stories about Buckingham Palace, No. 10 Downing Street (official residence and office of the British Prime Minister), Parliament Square, the Albert Memorial, the Royal Albert Hall, the gigantic London Eye and other famous places. —Laura Manske, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024

Thousands of people attend a rally at Downing Street on February 12, 2024 in London, England. —TIME, 12 Feb. 2024

During his surprise visit to Kyiv, Rishi Sunak will confirm that military funding to Ukraine will increase to £2.5 billion in the next financial year, Downing Street said, an increase of £200 million on the previous two years. —Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 12 Jan. 2024