Downing Street
British government's address
Downing Street is a short street in Westminster, London, where the British Prime Minister's official residence stands at Number 10.
By metonymy, Downing Street refers to the Prime Minister or the government itself: Downing Street issued a statement condemning the attacks.
Number 11 houses the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Leader of a parliamentary state
- WhitehallBritish government metonym
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- policyAdopted principle of action
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
legislation · governance · official residence · premiership · Number 10 · diplomatic · ministerial · coalition
Of four kings' era
- townhouseAttached multi-floor urban residence
- terracePaved outdoor extension
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- touristTraveler visiting attractions
historic · famous · facade · security gates · police · photographers · media · entrance
UK's ruling system
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- ruling partyFaction currently holding power
- ToryBritish right-wing partisan
Labour · Conservative · incumbent · state · crown
Organized public voting
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- democracyRule by the people
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
- manifestoPublished statement of principles
constituency · debate · diplomacy · treaty · voting · bipartisanship · parliamentary · majority
prime minister
Leader of a parliamentary state
- WhitehallBritish government metonym
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- policyAdopted principle of action
administration · legislation · governance · official residence · premiership · Number 10 · diplomatic · ministerial · coalition · opposition
Georgian
Of four kings' era
- townhouseAttached multi-floor urban residence
- terracePaved outdoor extension
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
tourist · historic · famous · facade · security gates · police · photographers · media · entrance · steps
British government
UK's ruling system
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- ruling partyFaction currently holding power
election
Organized public voting
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- democracyRule by the people
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
manifesto · constituency · debate · diplomacy · treaty · voting · bipartisanship · parliamentary · majority · minority
- Famous StreetsBroadway, Hollywood Boulevard, Champs-Elysees, Abbey Road, Baker Street
- UK StreetsOxford Street, Regent Street, Baker Street, Fleet Street, Bond Street
- British historyWilliam the Conqueror, Victorian era, Elizabethan era, English Civil War, Tudor era
- British PlacesBuckingham Palace, England, Tower of London, London, Big Ben
- executive branchexecutive branch, Oval Office, executive power, executive orders, cabinet secretary
- LondonChelsea, Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, Big Ben
Downing Streetthe Kremlin
Moscow's fortified government seat
Pennsylvania Avenue · Capitol Hill · Beijing · Pyongyang · Washington
Downing Streetgrassroots
Common people as political base
Main Street · ordinary people · protest movements · the public
down, downtown, downfall, downward, downgrade, downer, downplay, downsize, downed