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

Washington Examiner White House Reporter Naomi Lim joins Magazine Executive Editor Jim Antle to talk about Vice President Kamala Harris’s final campaign strategy, focusing on reintroducing herself to voters and her shift toward centrist policies. —Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024

That Texas public policy author, Melissa Ford Maldonado, previously worked for the Trump White House as a fellow at the Office of American Innovation and then at the Domestic Policy Council. —Flora Garamvolgyi, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024

As Vice-President, Harris cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate to confirm Abruzzo and save more than a million union pensions, and led a White House task force on worker organizing. —E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024

The former chair of right-wing outlet Breitbart News and White House aide repeatedly tried to get his sentence delayed, but was unsuccessful, and reported to prison in Danbury, Connecticut on July 1. Forbes has reached out to Bannon’s attorney for comment. —Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 21 Oct. 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