Definition of Whitehall in English:
Whitehall
proper nounˈwʌɪthɔːlˈ(h)waɪtˌhɔl
1A street in Westminster, London, in which many government offices are located.
- 1.1 Used as an allusive reference to the British civil service.
- 1.2 Used as an allusive reference to the British government, its offices, or its policy.
critics claim that councils are being railroaded by Whitehall into approving the schemes
Definition of Whitehall in US English:
Whitehall
proper nounˈ(h)waɪtˌhɔlˈ(h)wītˌhôl
1A street in Westminster, London, in which many government offices are located.
- 1.1 Used as an allusive reference to the British civil service.
- 1.2 Used as an allusive reference to the British government, its offices, or its policy.
a pledge was given by Whitehall to protect British troops in Bosnia