Washington

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. the Capitol, the nation's capital, the government, the President, the Presidency, the White House, the Oval Office, the Congress, the Hill, the national government, the Federal government, the Supreme Court, the Pentagon, the CIA, the Establishment*, Foggy Bottom*, the mess in Washington*, the Washington run-around, the Washington merry-go-round*, on the banks of the Potomac*; see also administration 1 , 2 , city .