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

Multiple White House officials arrived in their current jobs after working at Turning Point USA, the conservative outreach group that Kirk led and co-founded to energize Republicans on college campuses. —Joey Garrison, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025

Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent at The New York Times, said last night. —The Editors, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025

Trump’s White House counsel launched an investigation in July into the Biden administration’s use of the autopen, in conjunction with the Justice Department. —Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025

Lady Patriot dramatizes the true story of Mary Bowser, a Black woman who was formerly enslaved and may have worked as a pro-Union spy in Jefferson Davis' Confederate White House during the American Civil War. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 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