Meanings
alternative 24 Sussex Street
- CanadaThe office of Prime Minister of Canada.
So I guess he figured that if he kept on plugging away as he had down there, the same formula would get him into 24 Sussex Drive. But it didn't.
1975, Winnett Boyd, Kenneth McDonald, The National Dilemma and the Way Out, BMG, page 331 more example
By 1965 Pierre Trudeau, en route to Ottawa and 24 Sussex Drive, had concluded that advocates of an associate state or special status were ‘those who do not feel capable of saying they are separatists and carrying their thinking to its logical conclusion.’
1977, John T. Saywell, The Rise of the Parti Québécois 1967–76, University of Toronto Press, →ISBN, page 5 - metonymicallyThe Canadian Prime Minister's Office or the federal government of Canada.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From 24 + Sussex Drive. Until about 1958, 24 Sussex Street (see also drive). The street address of the Canadian prime minister's official residence, since 1951, although since 2015 prime ministers have not lived there because of poor condition needing repair. The road was named in the early 19th century, after Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773–1843).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French 24, promenade Sussex, le 24, promenade Sussex
- 24, promenade Sussexresidence on Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- le 24, promenade Sussexresidence on Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Polish 24 Sussex Drive
- 24 Sussex Driveresidence on Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Cite this entry
24 Sussex Drive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/24%20Sussex%20Drive
“24 Sussex Drive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/24%20Sussex%20Drive. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “24 Sussex Drive,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/24%20Sussex%20Drive.
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