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    SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The position of the head of the Department of Defenseplay

    Example:

    the position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947

    Synonyms:

    Defense Secretary; Secretary of Defense

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("Secretary of Defense" is a kind of...):

    secretaryship (the position of secretary)

    Holonyms ("Secretary of Defense" 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 Departmentplay

    Example:

    the first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman

    Synonyms:

    Defense Secretary; Secretary of Defense

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("Secretary of Defense" is a kind of...):

    secretary (a person who is head of an administrative department of government)

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