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Oval Office
4 dictionary results for: Oval Office
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Oval Office
–noun
1.the office of the president of the United States, located in the White House.
2.this office regarded as the seat of executive power in the U.S. federal government.

[Origin: 1960–65; Americanism; so called from the shape of the room]
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O·val Office       (ō'vəl)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The office of the President of the United States, situated in the White House.
  2. The office, authority, or executive power of the President of the United States; the presidency.

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oval office

noun
the office of the President of the United States in the White House 

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Oval Office

An oval-shaped room in the White House that serves as the official office of the president of the United States. Since the presidency of Richard Nixon, the term has been used to refer to the president himself: “The order came directly from the Oval Office.”


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