Whitehall
British administrative center
Whitehall is a street in central London where many British government offices are located.
By extension, Whitehall refers to the British government itself, particularly its civil service and administrative bureaucracy: Whitehall sources say the policy will be announced next week.
The term often carries connotations of centralized authority or bureaucratic decision-making: The directive came down from Whitehall.
London's political center
- Downing StreetBritish premier's official residence
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- civil serviceGovernment's administrative workforce
- ministriesGovernment administrative divisions
departments · policy · administration · officials · briefings · parliament · legislation · ministers
Government agency employees
- red tapeBureaucratic obstacles to action
- officialdomCollective administrative authorities
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
- departmentsSubdivisions of an organization
administration · protocol · procedures · compliance · regulatory · clerks · functionaries · secretariat
Monarch's official residence
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- Charles IStuart king beheaded 1649
- executionCompleting a planned task
- royalOf monarchs
Henry VIII · Inigo Jones · ceiling paintings · Rubens · Stuart · courtiers · monarchy · banquets
England's capital city
- cenotaphTomb without a body
- Horse GuardsMounted royal bodyguard regiment
- Trafalgar SquareLondon's central public square
- paradeCeremonial public procession
government buildings · thoroughfare · ceremonial · tourists · mounted guard · changing of the guard · Big Ben · Westminster Abbey
Westminster
London's political center
- Downing StreetBritish premier's official residence
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- civil serviceGovernment's administrative workforce
ministries · departments · policy · administration · officials · briefings · parliament · legislation · ministers · Home Office
civil servants
Government agency employees
- red tapeBureaucratic obstacles to action
- officialdomCollective administrative authorities
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
departments · administration · protocol · procedures · compliance · regulatory · clerks · functionaries · secretariat · memoranda
palace
Monarch's official residence
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- Charles IStuart king beheaded 1649
- executionCompleting a planned task
Henry VIII · Inigo Jones · royal · ceiling paintings · Rubens · Stuart · courtiers · monarchy · banquets · architecture
London
England's capital city
- cenotaphTomb without a body
- Horse GuardsMounted royal bodyguard regiment
- Trafalgar SquareLondon's central public square
parade · government buildings · thoroughfare · ceremonial · tourists · mounted guard · changing of the guard · Big Ben · Westminster Abbey
- Montana TownsHelena, Virginia City, Garnet, Elkhorn, Marysville
- British PlacesBuckingham Palace, England, Tower of London, London, Big Ben
- Colonial AmericaGeorge Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence
- LondonChelsea, Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, Big Ben
- British PoliticsHouse of Commons, Westminster, Whigs, Tories, Commons
- UK PoliticsHouse of Commons, House of Lords, MP, Tory, Downing Street
WhitehallWestminster
London's political center
House of Commons · Downing Street · Capitol Hill · party conference · Congress
Whitehalltown hall
Local government headquarters
local government · Holyrood · parish council · grassroots · county hall
Whitehallprivate sector
Economy outside government control
private enterprise · Wall Street · business · industry · commerce
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