Definition of Secretary of defense

1. Noun. The person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department. "The first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman"

Exact synonyms: Defense Secretary
Generic synonyms: Secretary

2. Noun. The position of the head of the Department of Defense. "The position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947"
Exact synonyms: Defense Secretary
Generic synonyms: Secretaryship
Group relationships: United States Cabinet, Us Cabinet

Lexicographical Neighbors of Secretary Of Defense

Second World
Second World War
Secotiaceae
Secotiales
Secret Intelligence Service
Secret Service
Secretan
Secretan's syndrome
Secretariat
Secretaries General
Secretaries of State
Secretary General
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Health Education and Welfare
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of State
Secretary of State for the Home Department
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of the Navy
Secretary of the Treasury

Literary usage of Secretary of defense

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program: Congressional edited by John Warner (2001)
"DAVID R. OLIVER, PRINCIPAL DEPUTY UNDER secretary of defense FOR ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY AND LOGISTICS Mr. DE LEON. Mr. Chairman, Senator Levin and other ..."

2. Records Relating to American Prisoners of War and Missing in Action from the edited by Charles E. Schamel (1997)
"RG 330 Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense V.12 Network evening newscasts relating to DoD activities during the Vietnam War, 1965-76 (574 ..."

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