| 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. |
O·val Office  (ō'vəl)  n.
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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.”