Definitions for downing street
ˈdaʊ nɪŋdown·ing street

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Downing Streetnoun

   a street of Westminster in London

   "the Prime Minister lives at No. 10 Downing Street"

2. Downing Streetnoun

   the British government

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1. Downing Streetnoun

   a street leading off Whitehall in Westminster, London containing the residences of the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer

2. Downing Streetnoun

   the British government

3. Etymology: Named for its founder, Sir George Downing.

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1. Downing Street

   Downing Street is a street in Westminster in London that houses the official residences and offices of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Situated off Whitehall, it is 200-metre (660 ft) long, and a few minutes' walk from the Houses of Parliament. Downing Street was built in the 1680s by Sir George Downing. For more than three hundred years, it has held the official residences of both the First Lord of the Treasury, the office now synonymous with that of the Prime Minister, and the Second Lord of the Treasury, the office held by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Prime Minister's official residence is 10 Downing Street, and the Chancellor's official residence is Number 11. The government's Chief Whip has an official residence at Number 12. In practice, these office-holders may live in different flats; the current Chief Whip actually lives at Number 9. The houses on the south side of the street were demolished in the 19th century to make way for government offices now occupied by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The term "Downing Street" is also used as a metonym for the Prime Minister or the British Government more generally.

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1. downing street

   Downing Street is a famous street in London, United Kingdom, which houses the official residences and offices of the Prime Minister (at Number 10) and the Chancellor of the Exchequer (at Number 11). It is often used by extension to refer to the UK government or the Prime Minister's office.

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1. Downing Street

   Downing Street in London, England has for over two hundred years housed the official residences of two of the most senior British Cabinet ministers: the First Lord of the Treasury, an office now synonymous with that of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; and the Second Lord of the Treasury, an office held by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Prime Minister's official residence is 10 Downing Street; the Chancellor's official residence is next door at Number 11. The Government's Chief Whip has an official residence at Number 12, though the current Chief Whip's residence is at Number 9. Downing Street is located in Whitehall in central London, a few minutes' walk from the Houses of Parliament and a little farther from Buckingham Palace. The street was built in the 1680s by Sir George Downing on the site of a mansion called Hampden House. The houses on the west side of the street were demolished in the nineteenth century to make way for government offices, now occupied by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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1. Downing Street

   From the mansion of Sir George Downing, M.P., of the Restoration period.

Matched Categories

1. • Westminster
   • Government
   • Street

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of downing street in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of downing street in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of downing street in a Sentence

1. Nicola Sturgeon:

   By holding the balance of power in a hung Parliament, SNP MPs can work with others to lock David Cameron out of Downing Street -- and ensure that Scotland's priorities become priorities at Westminster.

2. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer:

   His defense … that he did n’t realize he was at a party is so ridiculous that it’s actually offensive to the British public, he’s finally been forced to admit what everyone knew, that when the whole country was locked down he was hosting boozing parties in Downing Street. Is he now going to do the decent thing and resign ?

3. Joe Lockhart:

   Downing Street is likely bringing in a TV presenter( for the spokesperson role) and I think reporters just by human nature, a lot of them will see this as a way to get on TV, getting attention, it will not be a briefing per se but a performance.

4. British Prime Minister David Cameron:

   I'll tell him what is a lame duck, and that is trying to get into Downing Street on the back of Alex Salmond’s coat tails, never mind talk of ducks, I am looking at Alex Salmond’s poodle.

5. Adam Oliver:

   We walked from Westminster, past Downing Street, through Soho chanting' Free Britney,' and everyone was supportive.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=downing street
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Downing_Street
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downing_Street
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=downing street
6. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=downing street