the White House

noun

: the place in Washington, D.C., where the U.S. President lives

: the executive branch of the U.S. government

The White House announced the new appointments to the Cabinet.

White House staffers

Examples of the White House in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The video has been viewed over 50 million times and has spurred a trend that has included involvement from the White House as well as others like Netflix, Ssense, Zillow, Marc Jacobs and Lyft. —

Mikelle Street, WWD, 22 Sep. 2024 Several weeks later, Republicans lost the White House to Bill Clinton and Al Gore. —

Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024 Former President Trump defined his political brand and paved his path to the White House in 2016 with big, raucous rallies. —

Mike Allen, Axios, 22 Sep. 2024 Here’s how his model works: If six or more of the keys cut against the party in the White House, they're predicted to lose. —

Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the White House

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