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

Francesca Chambers is a White House Correspondent for USA Today covering foreign policy and the 2024 presidential race. —Kathryn Palmer, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024

President Joe Biden spoke by phone with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to discuss the impacts to the Rapidan dam and the Federal Emergency Management Agency had arrived in Minnesota, White House officials said. —Alena Botros, Fortune, 27 June 2024

Biden and White House officials have noted inflation has significantly dropped from a 40-year high of more than 9% in 2022 to 3.3% in May. —Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 June 2024

Monica Alba Monica Alba is a White House correspondent for NBC News. —Carol E. Lee, NBC News, 27 June 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