Government House
Proper noun
Meaning
(UK) The official residence of the Governor of a British dependency.
(Commonwealth) The official residence of a Governor-General.
(Canada) The official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of certain Canadian provinces.
(Australia) The official residence of the Governor of an Australian state.
(by extension, metonymically) The title or office of any of the above.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgExamples
One of the most enjoyable things I do at Government House and when I travel around Australia is to talk with children. I tell them about our parliamentary democracy - and I often do that as I'm walking into an Executive Council meeting next door!
A source in Government House Benin, who pleaded anonymity, said: “The governor was embarrassed.
But by 1920, the Education Department consisted of 1 officer and 2 clerks with a budget equal to 1% of the country's revenue—less than the amount appropriated for the maintenance of Government House.
For the life of me I cannot understand the logic of having a Governor who is part-time and doesn’t live at Government House.
Dr. Tai Hunte-Caesar appeared on The Press Box – the virtual town hall held weekly at Government House on St. Croix – to dispel rumors circulating on social media following an episode of 60 Minutes on Sunday in which the Virgin Islands was mentioned.
He made the promise at the Government House, Port Harcourt yesterday during a solidarity visit by the Orashi Region of Rivers State, saying power can never be extended as a gift to any group.