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Downing Street

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Downing Street 1
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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Noun1.Downing StreetDowning 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"
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Spanish Downing Street [ˈdaunɪŋ-] n (BRIT) → Downing Street f
Downing StreetDowning Street es la calle de Londres en la que tienen su residencia oficial tanto el Primer Ministro ("Prime Minister") como el Ministro de Economía ("Chancellor of the Exchequer"). El primero vive en el n°10 y el segundo en el n°11. Es una calle cerrada al público que se encuentra en el barrio de Westminster, en el centro de Londres. Downing Street se usa también en lenguaje periodístico para referirse al jefe del gobierno británico.

French Downing Street [ˈdaunɪŋ-] n (Brit);
10 Downing Street → résidence du Premier ministre
Downing StreetDowning Street est une rue de Westminster (à Londres) où se trouvent la résidence officielle du Premier ministre et celle du ministre des Finances. Le nom Downing Street est souvent utilisé pour désigner le gouvernement britannique.

Italian Downing Street [ˈdaunɪŋ-] n 10 Downing Street → residenza del primo ministro inglese
Downing StreetDowning Street è la via di Westminster che porta da Whitehall al parco di St James dove, al numero 10, si trova la residenza del primo ministro inglese. Nella stessa via, al numero 11, si trova la residenza del Cancelliere dello Scacchiere. Spesso si usa Downing Street per indicare il governo britannico.

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The Duke drove down to the House, but called first in Downing Street.
The two men who had walked up together arm in arm from Downing Street, stood for several moments in Pall Mall before separating.
With pleasure, and I'll drive you down to Downing Street afterwards, Chiltern.
 
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