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Downing Street
noun
- a street in W central London, England: cabinet office; residence of the prime minister.
- the British prime minister and cabinet.
Downing Street
/ ˈdaʊnɪŋ /
noun
- a street in W central London, in Westminster: official residences of the British prime minister and the chancellor of the exchequer
- informal.the prime minister or the British Government
Word History and Origins
Origin of Downing Street1
Example Sentences
Free trade talks between India and the UK will be relaunched in the new year, Downing Street has announced.
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.
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.
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.
Downing Street said the two were expected to meet on Monday.
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