Whitehall
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪthɔːl/
/ˈʍaɪthɔːl/
Forms: form: Whitehalls
Etymology: From Middle English whit (“white”) + halgh (“corner, nook; hall”).
Senses: glosses: A wide street in Westminster between Parliament Square and Trafalgar Square; it houses several government offices.
examples: text: Britain's securocracy - Whitehall spymasters, backed up by government lawyers, engaged in the increasingly thankless task of preserving state secrets - are faced with an intriguing conundrum. What do they do when the bulwark they have been relying on for so long to protect their secrets crumbles before their eyes?
ref: 2000 July 27, Richard Norton-Taylor, “Analysis: The secret's out”, in the Guardian:
text: It notes: "The Welsh Government's view is that genuine 'levelling up' cannot simply mean a sprinkling of new, ad hoc rail projects decided in Whitehall, it has to be part of a strategic approach to promoting growth in all parts of the UK."
ref: 2020 December 2, Philip Haigh, “When will Wales's wish for rail improvements come true?”, in Rail, page 32:
topics: government
politics
glosses: The British government or civil service
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