"10 Downing Street" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: en-au-10 Downing Street.ogg [Australia]
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  1. (UK politics) The address of the residence in London of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Tags: UK Categories (topical): UK politics, UK politics Categories (place): London
    Sense id: en-10_Downing_Street-en-name-m5Af1cvF Disambiguation of UK politics: 37 21 42 Disambiguation of London: 42 23 35 Topics: government, politics
  2. (UK politics, by extension, metonymically) The title or office of the Prime Minister. Tags: UK, broadly, metonymically Categories (topical): UK politics, UK politics Categories (place): London
    Sense id: en-10_Downing_Street-en-name-TP57G7bC Disambiguation of UK politics: 37 21 42 Disambiguation of London: 42 23 35 Categories (other): English metonyms, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 50 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 53 11 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 34 50 16 Topics: government, politics
  3. (by extension, metonymically) The government of the United Kingdom. Tags: broadly, metonymically Categories (topical): UK politics Categories (place): London
    Sense id: en-10_Downing_Street-en-name-xuD37aM5 Disambiguation of UK politics: 37 21 42 Disambiguation of London: 42 23 35 Categories (other): English metonyms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Number Ten, Number 10, No 10 Related terms: 11 Downing Street, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, 24 Sussex Drive

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