| Oval Office | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the private office of the president of the US, a large oval room in the White House |
| 2. | the US presidency |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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.”