Number 10
Proper noun
Meaning
Number 10
(UK politics) Synonym of 10 Downing Street.
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Examples
A number of ports in the north-east, including Aberdeen, are understood to have bid for free port status, after promises of extra investment from Number 10.
An example of "Prime Minister" being used as a title, even by Number 10 Downing Street. citation Within the UK, the expression "Prime Minister Smith" is never used, although it, too, is sometimes used by foreign dignitaries and news sources.
A committee – including people from Kensington, Buckingham and St James’ Palaces, as well as representatives from Number 10 (the headquarters of the Government of the United Kingdom), the police and Diana’s family – was set up to organise her funeral.
He got the moniker when he worked as a fixer for David Cameron when the latter was in Number 10.
“And that, right there, is why I have always opposed Dominic being in Number 10.”
A Number 10 source described the £2bn figure as 'just speculation'.