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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Oval Officenoun

    the office of the President of the United States in the White House

Wiktionary

  1. Oval Officenoun

    The official office of the President of the United States, located in the West Wing of the White House.

Wikipedia

  1. Oval Office

    The Oval Office is the formal working space of the President of the United States. Part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, it is located in the West Wing of the White House, in Washington, D.C. The oval-shaped room features three large south-facing windows behind the president's desk and a fireplace at the north end. It has two built-in bookcases, and four doors: the east door opens to the Rose Garden; the west door leads to a private study and dining room; the northwest door opens onto the main corridor of the West Wing; and the northeast door opens to the office of the president's secretary. Presidents generally decorate the office to suit their personal taste, choosing furniture, drapery, and often commissioning their own oval-shaped carpet. Artwork is selected from the White House's own collection, or borrowed from museums for the length of the president's term in office.

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  1. oval office

    The Oval Office is the official office of the President of the United States. It is located in the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C. The room is oval-shaped, giving it its name, and is used by the president for various purposes such as conducting meetings, signing bills, and addressing the nation. It has become a symbol of the presidency and is routinely renovated and redecorated by each new president according to their taste.

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  1. Oval Office

    The Oval Office, located in the West Wing of the White House, is the official office of the President of the United States. The room features three large south-facing windows behind the president's desk, and a fireplace at the north end. It has four doors: the east door opens to the Rose Garden; the west door leads to a private smaller study and dining room; the northwest door opens onto the main corridor of the West Wing; and the northeast door opens to the office of the president's secretary. Presidents generally change the office to suit their personal taste, choosing new furniture, new drapery, and designing their own oval-shaped carpet to take up most of the floor. Paintings are selected from the White House’s own collection, or borrowed from other museums for the president’s term in office.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of oval office in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of oval office in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of oval office in a Sentence

  1. George Takei:

    So Donald is in the Oval Office fuming, keeps reaching for his iPhone to tweet his feelings, womp womp.

  2. Al Franken:

    I, of all people, am aware that there is some irony in the fact that I am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the Oval Office.

  3. Seth Moulton:

    Let's not ignore the fact that when the man in the Oval Office is a racist — and yes, I did just say that, I don't think that's inappropriate — it's going to affect everyone in this country.

  4. Bernie Sanders:

    He thought he could walk into Capitol Hill and the Oval Office and sit down with John Boehner and Mitch McConnell and the Republicans and say, 'I can't get it all. You can't get it all. Let's work out something that's reasonable,' because he's a reasonable guy, these guys never had any intention of doing (serious) negotiating and compromising ... I think it took the President too long to fully appreciate that.

  5. Kirsten Gillibrand:

    You cannot silence me or the millions of women who have gotten off the sidelines to speak out about the unfitness and shame you have brought to the Oval Office.


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