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DEFENSE SECRETARY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The position of the head of the Department of Defense
Example:
the position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947
Synonyms:
Defense Secretary; Secretary of Defense
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("Defense Secretary" is a kind of...):
secretaryship (the position of secretary)
Holonyms ("Defense Secretary" is a member of...):
United 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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department
Example:
the first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman
Synonyms:
Defense Secretary; Secretary of Defense
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Defense Secretary" is a kind of...):
secretary (a person who is head of an administrative department of government)
