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Whitehall

Proper noun

Meaning

A surname from Middle English.

A wide street in Westminster between Parliament Square and Trafalgar Square; it houses several government offices.

(UK politics, by extension, metonymically) The British government or civil service

An urban district of Bristol, England.

Former spelling of White Hall, California.

A city and township in Muskegon County, Michigan, United States.

A township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States.

A city, the county seat of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States.

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Members rise from CMG (known sometimes in Whitehall as "Call Me God") to KCMG ("Kindly Call Me God") to GCMG. Anthony Sampson

Politics these days is a disgusting game of mud-slinging, filled with selfish people with selfish aims. I'm very glad I've retired away from the hustle and bustle of Whitehall. Munir Butt

I say to myself that I mustn't let myself be cut off in there, and yet the moment I enter my bag is taken out of my hand, I'm pushed in, shepherded, nursed and above all cut off, alone... Whitehall envelops me. Richard Crossman

Robert Clive was a vicious asset-stripper. His statue has no place on Whitehall. Honouring the man once known as Lord Vulture is a testament to British ignorance of our imperial past. William Dalrymple (historian)

Afterwards, Churchill told a huge crowd in Whitehall: "This is your victory." Source: Internet

Back in the day, the COI would have been responsible for coordinating communications across Whitehall, with an infrastructure of regional offices to work with local government on filtering the message down to communities. Source: Internet

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