A thoroughfare of Westminster in London, England, off Whitehall. No. 10 Downing Street is the official residence of the first lord of the Treasury, who is usually but not necessarily the prime minister of Great Britain. Nearly all prime ministers have lived at No. 10 since the time of Robert Walpole in the early 1700s.
Downing Street
Noun
the British prime minister or the British government [after the street in London which contains the official residence of the prime minister and the chancellor of the exchequer]
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Noun
1.
Downing Street - a street of Westminster in London; "the Prime Minister lives at No. 10 Downing Street"
City of Westminster, Westminster - a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
2.
Downing Street - the British government
authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
Translations
Downing Street[ˈdaunɪŋ-]n (BRIT) → Downing Street fDowning Street[ˈdaunɪŋ-]n (Brit);
10 Downing Street → résidence du Premier ministre
Downing Street[ˈdaunɪŋ-]n 10 Downing Street → residenza del primo ministro inglese
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