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

On Monday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump would reveal his tariff plan in a press conference Wednesday. —Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025

But some still did not want Biden to debate, including White House chief of staff Jeff Zients and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). —Jared Gans, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025

Marc Caputo Mar 25, 2025 - Politics & Policy White House defiant after messaging fiasco with The Atlantic Trump administration true believers are closing ranks to try to protect top national security officials from being pushed out over Monday's Signal scandal, insiders tell Axios. —Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025

Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy is a White House Correspondent for USA TODAY. —Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025

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

Rhymes for White House

• boardinghouse
• charterhouse
• clearinghouse
• coffeehouse
• customhouse
• firehouse
• meetinghouse
• motherhouse
• packinghouse
• pilothouse
• powerhouse
• slaughterhouse