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

Instead, White House officials encouraged ongoing discussions despite pleas for help from retail, agriculture, commerce, auto care, toy and other groups for months. —Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024

Huang said that during a recent White House meeting, Biden administration officials seemed inclined to help tech companies power their data centers and deal with the aging grid. —Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024

Well Within, Lane Bryant, Soma and White House Black Market, and generates a combined annual sales volume of $6 billion. —David Moin, WWD, 27 Sep. 2024

Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson later alleged in her 2023 memoir that, shortly before the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot began, Giuliani groped her beneath her skirt while claiming the administration would find a way to stay in power. —Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 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