the Oval Office

noun

: the office of the U.S. President in the White House

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Trump chose to hang a portrait of President Andrew Jackson in the Oval Office. William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025 Tuesday's sit-down will be the first time both sides have met since the Oval Office clash between President Donald Trump and Zelenskyy, after which Trump accused Zelenskyy of not being ready for peace. Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2025 The standoff in the Oval Office put Vance at the center of a sea change in American foreign policy and signaled how the 40-year-old vice president, who served a partial U.S. Senate term before his election to the White House, has stealthily amassed political power. Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025 McKinley is back on the mountain, portraits of Hamilton and Jackson are hanging in the Oval Office and staying on the currency, and Trump went well beyond ensuring that George Washington is in the elementary school curriculum. Susan Shelley, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Oval Office

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“The Oval Office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Oval%20Office. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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