Oval Office

noun

1. the office of the president of the United States, located in the White House.
2. this office regarded as the seat of executive power in the U.S. federal government.

Oval Office

noun

1. the private office of the president of the US, a large oval room in the White House
2. the US presidency

Oval Office

1. An oval-shaped room in the White House that serves as the official office of the president of the United States. Since the presidency of Richard Nixon , the term has been used to refer to the president himself: “The order came directly from the Oval Office.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Oval Office¹

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65; so called from the shape of the room

Example Sentences

His team has said to expect a flurry of executive orders - directives from the US president - out of the Oval Office in the first week.

From BBC

The two men sat in the Oval Office and shook hands, a somewhat disorienting image given their history of volatile public feuds.

From Salon

“This is what you’re seeing, kind of the beginning of that — when you see the current president and the president who’s coming in — sitting down in the Oval Office and having a discussion.”

From Los Angeles Times

And it’s unlikely the migration south will stop once Donald Trump is inaugurated and occupies the Oval Office once more.

From BBC

Still, Trump is slated to meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday, a routine part of the transition process that Trump did not afford Biden four years ago.

From Salon