10 Downing Street
British leader's address
10 Downing Street is the official residence and office of the British Prime Minister in London.
By metonymy, the address stands for the Prime Minister or the government itself: Downing Street issued a statement condemning the attacks.
The building has housed prime ministers since 1735.
UK premier's official home
- official residenceDesignated home for authorities
- flatLacking vertical variation
- living quartersResidential rooms or space
- doorwayPassage into a room
threshold · entrance · knocker · letterbox · Georgian townhouse · garden · terrace · address
London's political center
- WhitehallBritish government metonym
- ConservativeRight-leaning party supporter
- LabourBritish left-leaning party
- MPsParliamentary representatives, abbreviated
backbencher · whip · opposition · coalition · election · referendum · Brexit · lobbying
Parliamentary head of state
- governmentAuthority over a state
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- policyAdopted principle of action
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
diplomacy · statesmanship · authority · leadership · decision-making · briefings · press conferences · COBRA
Symmetrical classical British building style
- Victorian eraBritain under its longest-reigning queen
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- historicOf lasting significance
- heritage siteProtected location of significance
restoration · portraits · artifacts · national monument · preservation · tradition
Number 10
UK premier's official home
- official residenceDesignated home for authorities
- flatLacking vertical variation
- living quartersResidential rooms or space
doorway · threshold · entrance · knocker · letterbox · Georgian townhouse · garden · terrace · address · premises
Westminster
London's political center
- WhitehallBritish government metonym
- ConservativeRight-leaning party supporter
- LabourBritish left-leaning party
MPs · backbencher · whip · opposition · coalition · election · referendum · Brexit · lobbying · ministerial
Prime Minister
Parliamentary head of state
- governmentAuthority over a state
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- policyAdopted principle of action
strategy · diplomacy · statesmanship · authority · leadership · decision-making · briefings · press conferences · COBRA · civil service
Georgian architecture
Symmetrical classical British building style
- Victorian eraBritain under its longest-reigning queen
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- historicOf lasting significance
heritage site · restoration · portraits · artifacts · national monument · preservation · tradition
Churchill
Manitoba's northern port
Wilson · Attlee · Disraeli · Gladstone · Pitt · Macmillan · Cameron · Brown · May · Johnson
- British PlacesBuckingham Palace, England, Tower of London, London, Big Ben
- Official ResidencesWhite House, Buckingham Palace, Kremlin, official residence, presidential palace
- Power Centersheadquarters, head office, main office, central office, command center
- Leader ResidencesWhite House, Kremlin, Number 10
10 Downing Streetthe street
Urban finance hub
obscurity · grassroots · the public · ordinary citizens · local councils