Government House

or government house

noun

the official residence of a colonial governor, as in a British Commonwealth country.

Government House

noun

the official residence of a representative of the British Crown (such as a Canadian Lieutenant-Governor or an Australian Governor General) in a state or province that recognizes the British sovereign as Head of the Commonwealth

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Government House¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

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Example Sentences

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But he called his work at Doge "critical" and said "getting the government house in order is mostly done."

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The stage was shared by four hopefuls: former governor of the banks of Canada and England Mark Carney, former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Liberal government House leader Karina Gould, and businessman and former MP Frank Baylis.

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Ol’ Yoon sat in his stupid little government house for the next few hours deciding what to do, and ultimately he lifted the martial law declaration.

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Another activist group, the Thai Cannabis Future Network, staged a sit-in outside the Government House in Bangkok, accusing the health ministry’s doctors of colluding with politicians, using re-criminalization as a ploy to monopolize the industry.

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The freed hostages were transported in trucks to the Borno state government house, where authorities will look after them until they go home.

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governmentese government-in-exile

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