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Sitting in the Oval Office, beneath a painting of George Washington, with a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. over his right shoulder and a bust of Abraham Lincoln over his left shoulder, Obama told 'National Journal' that the country's economic woes are deep and endemic.
Ron Fournier

Meaning of "the Oval Office" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES THE OVAL OFFICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Oval Office

The Oval Office, located in the West Wing of the White House, is the official office of the President of the United States. The room features three large south-facing windows behind the president's desk, and a fireplace at the north end. It has four doors: the east door opens to the Rose Garden; the west door leads to a private smaller study and dining room; the northwest door opens onto the main corridor of the West Wing; and the northeast door opens to the office of the president's secretary. Presidents generally decorate the office to suit their personal taste, choosing new furniture, new drapery, and designing their own oval-shaped carpet to take up most of the floor. Paintings are selected from the White House’s own collection, or borrowed from museums for the president’s term in office.

Definition of the Oval Office in the English dictionary

The definition of the Oval Office in the dictionary is the private office of the president of the US, a large oval room in the White House. Other definition of the Oval Office is the US presidency.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE OVAL OFFICE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE THE OVAL OFFICE

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Synonyms and antonyms of the Oval Office in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «the Oval Office» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE OVAL OFFICE

Find out the translation of the Oval Office to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the Oval Office from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the Oval Office» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

椭圆形办公室
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la Oficina Oval
570 millions of speakers

English

the Oval Office
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ओवल ऑफिस
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

المكتب البيضاوي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Овальный кабинет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Salão Oval
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওভাল অফিস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le Bureau Ovale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pejabat Oval
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

das Oval Office
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大統領執務室
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

집무실
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kantor Oval
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Phòng Bầu dục
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓவல் அலுவலகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हल ऑफिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Oval Ofis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

l´Ufficio Ovale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Oval Office
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Овальний кабінет
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Biroul Oval
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

το Οβάλ Γραφείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die Oval Office
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Ovala
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Det ovale kontor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the Oval Office

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE OVAL OFFICE»

The term «the Oval Office» is very widely used and occupies the 4.885 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE OVAL OFFICE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the Oval Office

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10 QUOTES WITH «THE OVAL OFFICE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the Oval Office.
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Bob Barr
The seemingly omnipresent storm clouds hanging over the Constitution often make it hard to find a silver lining. Every day, the front page of The Drudge Report is littered with stories of government assaults on our civil liberties - from local government officials all the way up to the Oval Office.
2
Alastair Campbell
Clinton is a big personality who has led a big life, and for some of the media conventional wisdom to boil it down to a view that 'all people are really interested in' are a few moments of madness in the Oval Office gets him, the importance of the presidency, and the significance of his life, all wrong.
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Andrew Card
The Oval Office symbolizes... the Constitution, the hopes and dreams, and I'm going to say democracy. And when you have a dress code in the Supreme Court and a dress code on the floor of the Senate, floor of the House, I think it's appropriate to have an expectation that there will be a dress code that respects the office of the President.
4
Rahm Emanuel
Whose leadership, whose judgment, whose values do you want in the White House when that crisis lands like a thud on the Oval Office desk?
5
Ron Fournier
Sitting in the Oval Office, beneath a painting of George Washington, with a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. over his right shoulder and a bust of Abraham Lincoln over his left shoulder, Obama told 'National Journal' that the country's economic woes are deep and endemic.
6
Julia Gillard
I want you to know what I have told Australia's Parliament in Canberra - what I told General Petraeus in Kabul - what I told President Obama in the Oval Office this week. Australia will stand firm with our ally the United States.
7
Molly Ivins
Some days, I'd feel better with Punxsutawney Phil in the Oval Office - at least he doesn't lie about the weather.
8
Allison Janney
One out of forty American men wears women's clothing. We've had more than forty presidents. One of these guys has been dancing around the Oval Office in a prom dress.
9
P. J. O'Rourke
We will win an election when all the seats in the House and Senate and the chair behind the desk in the Oval Office and the whole bench of the Supreme Court are filled with people who wish they weren't there.
10
David Petraeus
The president and I sat down in the Oval Office, and he expressed very clearly that what he wants from me is my best professional military advice.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE OVAL OFFICE»

Discover the use of the Oval Office in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the Oval Office and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wisdom from the Oval Office: George Washington to the Present
The largest collection of presidential quotations ever assembled: 40 chapters, each dealing with one of the major themes of life. It comprises a broad range of political perspective, covering universal truth, human behavior, and even love.
‎2013
2
In the Shadow of the Oval Office: Profiles of the National ...
This book is a fascinating look at the personalities and processes that shape policy and an indispensable guide to those who want to understand how to operate successfully in the shadow of the Oval Office.
Ivo H. Daalder, I. M. Destler, 2009
3
The Heart of Power: Health and Politics in the Oval Office
Instructive in many ways, The Heart of Power is a moving testament to the power of the heart, in high places."--David Hackett Fischer, Brandeis University
David Blumenthal, James A. Morone, 2010
4
Dear Mr. President: Letters to the Oval Office from the ...
Reprint. 50,000 first printing. This carefully selected collection of letters, spanning from the earliest days of the Republic to the present, were pulled from the extensive holdings of the National Archives.
Dwight Young, 2007
5
Next in Line to the Oval Office
Never before in the history of the U.S. have the outgoing and incoming presidents and vice presidents been killed on Inauguration Day.
David H. Brown, 2011
6
The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office
A companion to November 2010 National Geographic TV special explores the work of the nine official White House photographers, from JFK through today, in a book that includes 150 historic photos.
John B. Bredar, 2010
7
God and the Oval Office: The Religious Faith of Our 43 ...
Timely and timeless, God and the Oval Office tells tells their story.
John McCollister, 2005
8
Vampires in the Oval Office
From her Roswell Command Center, Hillary Rodham rules the known Solar System.
Mark St George, 2003
9
Inside the Oval Office: The White House Tapes from FDR to ...
An off-the-record look at the modern American President as Chief Executive, based on a highly rated A&E special investigative report that won the 1998 Best Documentary Award from the Writer's Guild of America.
William Doyle, 2002
10
Behind the Oval Office: Getting Reelected Against All Odds
This new edition of Behind the Oval Office contains an insightful an devastating new interpretation of President Clinton's character and career. Also included are actual agendas Dick Morris used for his briefing sessions with the president.
Dick Morris, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE OVAL OFFICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the Oval Office is used in the context of the following news items.
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Oldest U.S. Veteran, 110, Meets Obama in Oval Office
Emma Didlake of Detroit, 110, met briefly with President Barack Obama, 53, in the Oval Office. She traveled to Washington with Talons Out Honor Flight, ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
2
Motown's Temptations, Four Tops visit Oval Office
Actually, there probably was no begging involved for members of the Temptations and the Four Tops to get into the Oval Office Friday. The White House says the ... «Yahoo News UK, Dec 14»
3
Kid's Oval Office face-plant goes viral
A photo of a young boy diving into a couch inside the Oval Office has gone viral. White House photographer Pete Souza linked to a series of newly posted ... «The Hill, Sep 14»
4
In Oval Office Meeting, Uruguay's President Lectures Obama About …
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica lectured President Obama in the Oval Office Monday about the dangers of smoking. Obama, of course, is famous for — among ... «Daily Caller, May 14»
5
New Additions to the Oval Office
Two paintings by Edward Hopper (1882–1967), widely recognized as one of the most significant artists of the 20th century, were hung in the Oval Office on ... «The White House, Feb 14»
6
Kline attends Oval Office student loan bill signing
John Kline, far right, was in the Oval Office as President Obama signed the student ... Kline, who flew back from Minneapolis for the Oval Office ceremony Friday, ... «MinnPost.com, Aug 13»
7
Obama refuses to meet border agents, invites illegal immigrants to …
President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden met with three illegal immigrants who have been granted deferred action legal status in the Oval Office Tuesday. «Washington Examiner, May 13»
8
Romney 'looking forward' to returning Churchill bust to Oval Office
"I'm looking forward to the bust of Winston Churchill being in the Oval Office again," Romney told donors at a fundraising event in London's Mayfair section that ... «ABC News, Jul 12»
9
Story behind five-year-old touching Barack Obama's hair in the Oval
Dressed in a white shirt and tie, Jacob went to the Oval Office with his family for a photograph to mark the end of his father's posting on the National Security ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 12»
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President Obama, Nichelle Nichols Give Vulcan Salute at the White …
Sure, she spent years probing the depths of space and fan conventions, but Nichelle Nichols still looked pretty excited to visit the Oval Office. And in turn ... «Hollywood Reporter, Apr 12»

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