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official residence

Noun

Definitions

1. official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)

This is the official residence and workplace of a high-ranking government official, most commonly the Prime Minister. You will often see it in news articles when reporting on political decisions or government activities.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Seeing the lights of the prime minister's residence probably just makes the tension worse.

Sentence 2

They kept repeating, "We're waiting on a decision from the PM's office."

Sentence 3

Don't you think that decision is a little too influenced by what the Prime Minister's Office wants?

Sentence 4

The outcome of the meeting at the prime minister's residence was just released in writing.

Sentence 5

Don't say things like "I got called to the PM's office" — even as a joke!