Oval Office

noun

the office of the president of the United States, located in the White House.
this office regarded as the seat of executive power in the U.S. federal government.

Oval Office

noun

the private office of the president of the US, a large oval room in the White House
the US presidency

Oval Office

An oval-shaped room in the White House that serves as the official office of the president of the United States. Since the presidency of Richard Nixon , the term has been used to refer to the president himself: “The order came directly from the Oval Office.”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Oval Office¹

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65; so called from the shape of the room

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Trump suggested on Wednesday that any and all blame for the volatile markets should go to the man who left the Oval Office over three months ago.

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Trump is already the only president to be impeached twice, and neither attempt led to a successful removal from the Oval Office.

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So seven years on, with Trump back in the Oval Office and the zone not just flooded but virtually submerged, does Bannon think the strategy has worked?

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Given the tensions between the two leaders, some diplomats said this might be no bad thing and could avoid the risk of a confrontation like that in the Oval Office in February.

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Elon Musk might be mumbling and hiding his pupils any time he gets near a stage, but that doesn't mean he lacks energy in the Oval Office.

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