Downing Street

noun

1. a street in W central London, England: cabinet office; residence of the prime minister.
2. the British prime minister and cabinet.

Downing Street

/ ˈdaʊnɪŋ /

noun

1. a street in W central London, in Westminster: official residences of the British prime minister and the chancellor of the exchequer
2. informal.
   the prime minister or the British Government

Word History and Origins

Origin of Downing Street¹

named after Sir George Downing (1623–84), English statesman

Example Sentences

Downing Street said the British government respected the independence of the ICC.

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Free trade talks between India and the UK will be relaunched in the new year, Downing Street has announced.

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Downing Street said Sir Keir told President Xi he wanted to engage “honestly and frankly” on areas of disagreement – including Hong Kong, human rights and Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Neither Downing Street nor the Department of Health deny the meeting took place, with another source insisting afterwards there was “no outstanding issue” between the two men.

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He raised the issue again when he went to Downing Street to brief Starmer last month, in a meeting attended by the new Nato secretary general Mark Rutte.

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