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10 Downing Street
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English
Pronunciation
en /ˌtɛn ˈdaʊnɪŋ stɹiːt/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-10 Downing Street.wav Southern England
en en-au-10 Downing Street.ogg AU
Proper noun
10 Downing Street
en UK politics The address of the residence in London of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
en UK politics by extension metonym The title or office of the Prime Minister.
en 2001 Trevor Owen Lloyd Empire: the history of the British Empire 138 http://books.google.com/books?id=4cRJ2w_qUksC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Empire:+the+history+of+the+British+Empire&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=0&cd=1#v=onepage&q=10%20downing&f=false 1852855517 he declared from early in his life that he intended to be viceroy of India, as a natural stepping-stone on his way to 10 Downing Street.
en by extension metonym The government of the United Kingdom.
en 2006 Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Public Administration Select Committee Propriety and Honours: Interim Findings; Fourth Report of Session 2005-06 29 23 http://books.google.com/books?id=916gkuRAAWAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Propriety+and+Honours:+Interim+Findings%3B+Fourth+Report+of+Session+2005-06&lr=&as_brr=0&cd=1#v=onepage&q=10%20downing&f=false 0215029798 explicitly clear, in the way that 10 Downing Street has made it clear in the case of city academies, that it is perfectly legitimate to put people in the House of Lords
Synonyms
en Number Ten
en Number 10
en No 10
Related terms
en 11 Downing Street
See also
en 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
en 24 Sussex Drive
Further reading
en London UK politics