Whitehall

American  

[hwahyt-hawl, wahyt-] / ˈʰwaɪtˌhɔl, ˈwaɪt- /

noun

1. Also called Whitehall Palace.  a former palace in central London, England, originally built in the reign of Henry III: execution of Charles I, 1649.

2. the main thoroughfare in London, England, between Trafalgar Square and the Houses of Parliament.

3. the British government or its policies.

4. a city in central Ohio, near Columbus.

5. a city in W Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.

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Whitehall British  

/ ˌwaɪtˈhɔːl /

noun

1. a street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament: site of the main government offices

2. the British Government or its central administration

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Example Sentences

Protesters carrying placards with slogans like "no to racism" and "you cannot divide us" marched from near Marble Arch to Whitehall near the UK parliament for a planned rally.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

But folk I talk to in Whitehall think the president has garbled some of the details of what the leaders discussed privately.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

"And what phase of the marriage are you at now?" asked Whitehall.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

She was joined by Björk, for a showstopping performance of her recent single Berghain; which host Jack Whitehall noted started like the "Last Night of the Proms" and ended like an Ibiza club rave.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

The most recent, scribbled in brownish ink on Whitehall departmental notepaper, was a message from Jack Tallis agreeing to help with fees at medical school.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan