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Secretary of Defense
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Secretary of Defense - the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department; "the first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman"Defense Secretarysecretary - a person who is head of an administrative department of government | | 2. | Secretary of Defense - the position of the head of the Department of Defense; "the position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947"Defense Secretarysecretaryship - the position of secretaryUnited States Cabinet, US Cabinet - a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the cabinet |
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of DefenseThe head of the U.S. Department of Defense, which is charged with supervising the military and conducting war. The secretary oversees military training and education and advises the president on military policy. He or she is appointed by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate.AcronymsSeeSODSecretary of Defense
Related to Secretary of Defense: Secretary of State, Colin Powell, Under Secretary of Defense, Joint Chief of StaffSynonyms for Secretary of Defensenoun the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense DepartmentSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the position of the head of the Department of DefenseSynonymsRelated Words- secretaryship
- United States Cabinet
- US Cabinet
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