metonymy
Linguistics term for a figure of speech where one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (e.g., 'the crown' for 'the monarchy').
'The White House issued a statement' is an example of metonymy.
metonym
From 換 (exchange, substitute) + 喩 (metaphor, figure of speech). The term is a direct calque of the Western rhetorical concept of metonymy.