Whitehalln.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪthɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)waɪtˌhɔl/,

/ˈ(h)waɪtˌhɑl/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Whitehall.

Etymology: < Whitehall, the name of a road in Westminster, central London, which is lined with government departments and ministries.The road took its name from the Palace of Whitehall, the name given to the London residence of the Archbishops of York after its seizure by Henry VIII in 1530 (compare the first record of the name in that year, Whitehale alias Yorke place); this served as the main residence for monarchs in London until its destruction by fire in 1698. The name may have been suggested by the light-coloured stonework of the Great Hall built in 1528, although it may alternatively reflect either a transferred use of the name of the White Hall in the Palace of Westminster, or a wider tradition of naming banqueting halls in this way.

Chiefly British.

The government offices located in Whitehall, London; (hence allusively) the British civil service in general.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > civil service > [noun]

servicec1325

public service1576

Whitehall1716

civil service1816

striped trousers1958

1716 Needham's Dublin Post-man 25 Feb. Yesterday a Troop of Horse Guards drawn up at Whitehall.

1781 Town & Country Mag. May 444/2 Two persons..were brought to the American department at Whitehall, where their conduct underwent a more regular enquiry.

1835 J. Mackintosh et al. Hist. Eng. V. iii. 79 The seamen came in multitudes to Whitehall, demanding their pay.

1880 Yale Lit. Mag. May 296 Cromwell..seemed resolved..to destroy the liberties of England, and introduce in Whitehall the absolutism of the Louvre.

1931 J. Galsworthy Maid in Waiting xxii. 183 Without him, his flower, and his faint grin, Whitehall would have been shorn of something that made it almost human.

1946 ‘C. S. Forester’ Lord Hornblower ix. 79 Heaven only knew what Whitehall and Downing Street would say.

2012 Daily Tel. 12 Mar. 2/2 A government adviser on how Whitehall can make policy decisions more transparent.

Compounds

Whitehall farce n. any of five long-running bedroom farces produced at the Whitehall Theatre, London, between 1950–66; a play or other work reminiscent of these; (also as a mass noun) such works collectively.

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > a comedy > a farce

farce1530

Atellan1628

burletta1748

sotie1807

farcetta1835

boulevard farce1838

Whitehall farce1956

1956 Listener 19 July 102/3 ‘Scintillating’ is a word I hesitate to use of Whitehall farce.

1966 Guardian 20 Aug. 4/4 Blackpool..fulfils a social need. Like a Whitehall farce, it dictates its own terms and makes general criticism futile.

1976 M. Gilbert Night of Twelfth v. 42 A love story mixed up with a Whitehall farce.

2011 A. Darling Back from Brink ii. 49 What followed would have been the stuff of a Whitehall farce had it not been so serious.

Whitehall warrior n. colloquial (sometimes depreciative) a civil servant; a member of the armed forces employed in administration rather than on active service.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > civil service > [noun] > civil servant

servantc1400

public servant1598

civil servant1767

fonctionnaire1887

Whitehall warrior1944

1944 Manch. Guardian 19 Feb. 4/4 Perhaps the Whitehall warriors who served a notice to quit on..the Scala Theatre felt that no one would miss a season of Shakespeare.

1976 A. White Long Silence vii. 57 I didn't want anybody to think I was a chairbound officer, a Whitehall Warrior.

1989 Guardian 30 Nov. 47/3 He enjoyed two periods of high drama—at least one more than most Whitehall warriors encounter.

2007 G. Bennett Churchill's Man of Myst. x. 201 He was..an experienced Whitehall warrior with a formidable expertise in economic and scientific matters.

Derivatives

Whiteˈhallese n. depreciative official jargon regarded as typical of the British civil service.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > a language > register > [noun] > jargon > used by other groups

indenture Englisha1568

water language1702

jockeyism1802

slum1812

Polari1846

stable-language1856

scientificism1860

water-slang1860

Oxfordish1863

galley-slang1867

pitmatic1885

commercialese1910

legalese1911

academese1917

Hollywoodese1920

businessese1921

Hollywoodism1925

trade unionese1927

advertisingese1929

officese1935

sociologese1940

Whitehallese1940

Newspeak1949

patter1949

Pentagonese1950

educationese1958

computerese1960

managementese1961

spacespeak1963

computer-speak1968

techno-jargon1972

business-speak1973

Eurospeak1975

Euro-jargon1976

technospeak1976

doctorspeak1977

corporate-speak1978

medspeak1979

mellowspeak1979

technobabble1981

teenspeak1982

management-speak1986

codespeak1987

1940 Manch. Guardian Weekly 9 Mar. 12/2 The pomposities of business English and Whitehallese.

1960 E. Partridge Charm of Words 22 Whitehallese, or gobbledygook, the language of lesser officials and of politicians.

1975 Economist 15 Feb. 115/2 In spite of long exposure to Whitehallese, she writes in English.

1990 New Scientist 17 Nov. 64/2 Under Regular Review is Whitehallese for ‘We have no intention whatsoever of doing anything at all about it’.

Whiteˈhallism n. chiefly depreciative attitudes or behaviour regarded as typical of the British civil service.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > [noun] > officialism or bureaucracy

red tape1736

bureaucracy1815

bureauism1829

red-tapery1831

red-tapism1834

officiality1841

functionarism1842

officialism1849

red-tapedom1850

red tapeworm1851

tapism1852

green-ferret1853

officialty1853

paperasserie1856

paperchase1856

paper-chasing1876

departmentalism1886

Whitehallism1915

striped trousers1958

1915 R. Esher Let. 21 Oct. in Jrnls & Lett. (1938) III. 268 In the Navy..there seems to be a trifle too much of ‘Whitehallism’.

1958 Times 15 Nov. 8/3 He said the Government were snubbing Wales and there was no prospect of ‘Whitehallism’ ever understanding Welsh aspirations.

2011 Financial Adviser (Nexis) 31 Mar. The discussion and analysis of social issues were seen through the one-dimensional prism of Whitehallism.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	whitehall
释义	Whitehalln. Brit. /ˈwʌɪthɔːl/, U.S. /ˈ(h)waɪtˌhɔl/, /ˈ(h)waɪtˌhɑl/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Whitehall. Etymology: < Whitehall, the name of a road in Westminster, central London, which is lined with government departments and ministries.The road took its name from the Palace of Whitehall, the name given to the London residence of the Archbishops of York after its seizure by Henry VIII in 1530 (compare the first record of the name in that year, Whitehale alias Yorke place); this served as the main residence for monarchs in London until its destruction by fire in 1698. The name may have been suggested by the light-coloured stonework of the Great Hall built in 1528, although it may alternatively reflect either a transferred use of the name of the White Hall in the Palace of Westminster, or a wider tradition of naming banqueting halls in this way. Chiefly British. The government offices located in Whitehall, London; (hence allusively) the British civil service in general. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > civil service > [noun] servicec1325 public service1576 Whitehall1716 civil service1816 striped trousers1958 1716 Needham's Dublin Post-man 25 Feb. Yesterday a Troop of Horse Guards drawn up at Whitehall. 1781 Town & Country Mag. May 444/2 Two persons..were brought to the American department at Whitehall, where their conduct underwent a more regular enquiry. 1835 J. Mackintosh et al. Hist. Eng. V. iii. 79 The seamen came in multitudes to Whitehall, demanding their pay. 1880 Yale Lit. Mag. May 296 Cromwell..seemed resolved..to destroy the liberties of England, and introduce in Whitehall the absolutism of the Louvre. 1931 J. Galsworthy Maid in Waiting xxii. 183 Without him, his flower, and his faint grin, Whitehall would have been shorn of something that made it almost human. 1946 ‘C. S. Forester’ Lord Hornblower ix. 79 Heaven only knew what Whitehall and Downing Street would say. 2012 Daily Tel. 12 Mar. 2/2 A government adviser on how Whitehall can make policy decisions more transparent. Compounds Whitehall farce n. any of five long-running bedroom farces produced at the Whitehall Theatre, London, between 1950–66; a play or other work reminiscent of these; (also as a mass noun) such works collectively. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > a comedy > a farce farce1530 Atellan1628 burletta1748 sotie1807 farcetta1835 boulevard farce1838 Whitehall farce1956 1956 Listener 19 July 102/3 ‘Scintillating’ is a word I hesitate to use of Whitehall farce. 1966 Guardian 20 Aug. 4/4 Blackpool..fulfils a social need. Like a Whitehall farce, it dictates its own terms and makes general criticism futile. 1976 M. Gilbert Night of Twelfth v. 42 A love story mixed up with a Whitehall farce. 2011 A. Darling Back from Brink ii. 49 What followed would have been the stuff of a Whitehall farce had it not been so serious. Whitehall warrior n. colloquial (sometimes depreciative) a civil servant; a member of the armed forces employed in administration rather than on active service. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > civil service > [noun] > civil servant servantc1400 public servant1598 civil servant1767 fonctionnaire1887 Whitehall warrior1944 1944 Manch. Guardian 19 Feb. 4/4 Perhaps the Whitehall warriors who served a notice to quit on..the Scala Theatre felt that no one would miss a season of Shakespeare. 1976 A. White Long Silence vii. 57 I didn't want anybody to think I was a chairbound officer, a Whitehall Warrior. 1989 Guardian 30 Nov. 47/3 He enjoyed two periods of high drama—at least one more than most Whitehall warriors encounter. 2007 G. Bennett Churchill's Man of Myst. x. 201 He was..an experienced Whitehall warrior with a formidable expertise in economic and scientific matters. Derivatives Whiteˈhallese n. depreciative official jargon regarded as typical of the British civil service. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > register > [noun] > jargon > used by other groups indenture Englisha1568 water language1702 jockeyism1802 slum1812 Polari1846 stable-language1856 scientificism1860 water-slang1860 Oxfordish1863 galley-slang1867 pitmatic1885 commercialese1910 legalese1911 academese1917 Hollywoodese1920 businessese1921 Hollywoodism1925 trade unionese1927 advertisingese1929 officese1935 sociologese1940 Whitehallese1940 Newspeak1949 patter1949 Pentagonese1950 educationese1958 computerese1960 managementese1961 spacespeak1963 computer-speak1968 techno-jargon1972 business-speak1973 Eurospeak1975 Euro-jargon1976 technospeak1976 doctorspeak1977 corporate-speak1978 medspeak1979 mellowspeak1979 technobabble1981 teenspeak1982 management-speak1986 codespeak1987 1940 Manch. Guardian Weekly 9 Mar. 12/2 The pomposities of business English and Whitehallese. 1960 E. Partridge Charm of Words 22 Whitehallese, or gobbledygook, the language of lesser officials and of politicians. 1975 Economist 15 Feb. 115/2 In spite of long exposure to Whitehallese, she writes in English. 1990 New Scientist 17 Nov. 64/2 Under Regular Review is Whitehallese for ‘We have no intention whatsoever of doing anything at all about it’. Whiteˈhallism n. chiefly depreciative attitudes or behaviour regarded as typical of the British civil service. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > [noun] > officialism or bureaucracy red tape1736 bureaucracy1815 bureauism1829 red-tapery1831 red-tapism1834 officiality1841 functionarism1842 officialism1849 red-tapedom1850 red tapeworm1851 tapism1852 green-ferret1853 officialty1853 paperasserie1856 paperchase1856 paper-chasing1876 departmentalism1886 Whitehallism1915 striped trousers1958 1915 R. Esher Let. 21 Oct. in Jrnls & Lett. (1938) III. 268 In the Navy..there seems to be a trifle too much of ‘Whitehallism’. 1958 Times 15 Nov. 8/3 He said the Government were snubbing Wales and there was no prospect of ‘Whitehallism’ ever understanding Welsh aspirations. 2011 Financial Adviser (Nexis) 31 Mar. The discussion and analysis of social issues were seen through the one-dimensional prism of Whitehallism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1716
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