Meaning of Whitehall | Babel Free

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1. A wide street in Westminster between Parliament Square and Trafalgar Square; it houses several government offices.
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2. The British government or civil service
   UK, broadly, countable, metonymically, uncountable
3. A number of other places in England:
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4. An eastern suburb of Bristol (OS grid ref ST6174).
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5. A hamlet in Hemyock parish, Mid Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST1214).
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6. A hamlet in Marwood parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5337).
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7. A hamlet in Odiham parish, Hart district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7452).
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8. A hamlet in Sandon parish, North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL3331).
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9. A suburb of Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6920).
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10. A hamlet in Shipley parish, Horsham district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ1321).
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11. A village on the isle of Stronsay, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HY6528).
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12. A northern suburb of Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 1638).
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13. A number of places in the United States:
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14. An unincorporated community in Poinsett County, Arkansas.
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15. Former spelling of White Hall, California.
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16. A neighbourhood of Athens, Clarke County, Georgia.
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17. An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Owen County, Indiana.
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18. An unincorporated community in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana.
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19. An unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
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20. An unincorporated community in Dorchester County, Maryland.
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21. A city and township in Muskegon County, Michigan.
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22. A town in Jefferson County, Montana.
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23. An unincorporated community in Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey.
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24. A town and village therein, in Washington County, New York.
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25. A city in Franklin County, Ohio.
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26. A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
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27. A township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
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28. An unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia.
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29. A city, the county seat of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
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30. A surname from Middle English.
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Examples

“Britain's securocracy - Whitehall spymasters, backed up by government lawyers, engaged in the increasingly thankless task of preserving state secrets - are faced with an intriguing conundrum. What do they do when the bulwark they have⟳ been relying on for so long to protect⟳ their secrets crumbles before their eyes?”

“It notes: "The Welsh Government's view⟳ is that genuine 'levelling up' cannot simply mean⟳ a sprinkling of new, ad hoc rail projects decided in Whitehall, it has to be part of a strategic approach⟳ to promoting growth in all parts of the UK."”

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