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

President Joe Biden will double, triple and quadruple tariffs on some Chinese goods this week, unveiling the measures at a White House event framed as a defense of American workers, people familiar with the matter say. —Josh Wingrove, Fortune, 12 May 2024

Multiple meetings: Will Cohen address White House conversation about Stormy Daniels hush money payment? —Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024

The president and other White House officials have stressed their commitment to support Israel. —Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 11 May 2024

But White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre reiterated the president’s stance Thursday. —Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024

The first lady is one of many White House surrogates who have recently visited Arizona, a swing state in this year’s presidential election. —Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024

After Daniels finished testifying Thursday, prosecutors called a Trump Organization bookkeeper and a former White House executive assistant. —Graham Kates, CBS News, 10 May 2024

There’s no denying the relatively young congressman is testing the waters for a future White House bid of his own. —USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024

Monica Alba Monica Alba is a White House correspondent for NBC News. —Anna Schecter, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024

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